It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21189. | Thanh (d_t_nguyen) | 75.05 | 96% | 2015-03-16 |
| 21190. | Aziret (overratedd) | 75.04 | 96.2% | 2023-12-26 |
| 21191. | Shouen (shouenlee10) | 75.04 | 96% | 2020-12-14 |
| 21192. | BabyHaathani (missmotikaren) | 75.04 | 94% | 2014-04-19 |
| 21193. | dang (bboyjava) | 75.04 | 97% | 2013-08-27 |
| 21194. | Rego (regooo) | 75.03 | 96% | 2025-03-09 |
| 21195. | frostt (frostt1318) | 75.03 | 98% | 2025-06-18 |
| 21196. | Invoker (racer_aligay123) | 75.03 | 96.4% | 2025-03-13 |
| 21197. | Diego (diedelemos) | 75.03 | 97% | 2024-11-08 |
| 21198. | Slyvix (slyvix) | 75.03 | 97% | 2024-08-14 |
| 21199. | Jodn (jodnvok) | 75.03 | 98% | 2024-04-22 |
| 21200. | Venkat (venkat423) | 75.03 | 96.7% | 2023-07-11 |
| 21201. | Emma (emmakubrick00) | 75.03 | 97% | 2021-05-16 |
| 21202. | Funki (funki2night) | 75.03 | 96% | 2020-08-16 |
| 21203. | Andres (goog1e) | 75.03 | 98% | 2020-12-21 |
| 21204. | Marijan (chevap) | 75.03 | 92% | 2016-10-18 |
| 21205. | Jackie (fasttyperjackie) | 75.02 | 96% | 2025-05-02 |
| 21206. | personal jesus (personal_je... | 75.02 | 96% | 2024-10-02 |
| 21207. | TwitBunny (twitbunny) | 75.02 | 97% | 2024-08-25 |
| 21208. | Matthew (mattlerose) | 75.02 | 97% | 2024-05-23 |
| 21209. | miguelitoes (miguelitoes) | 75.02 | 95% | 2024-05-05 |
| 21210. | Trevor (trevman) | 75.02 | 96% | 2016-07-25 |
| 21211. | joe (joejb) | 75.02 | 89% | 2017-04-22 |
| 21212. | Gett (gettnumbers) | 75.02 | 94% | 2016-12-22 |
| 21213. | Omar (oftw2022) | 75.01 | 96% | 2024-07-29 |
| 21214. | stub92 (stub9) | 75.01 | 96.2% | 2024-08-23 |
| 21215. | oscar (osc7arr) | 75.01 | 97.6% | 2024-08-22 |
| 21216. | Reckful RIP (micbee) | 75.01 | 92% | 2013-02-25 |
| 21217. | xyz (thexyz) | 75.01 | 94% | 2024-03-22 |
| 21218. | ahzzeez (yunmatrixx) | 75.01 | 96% | 2025-01-21 |
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| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |