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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7701. | mago (magomago) | 95.95 | 98% | 2014-04-28 |
| 7702. | (strongly_typed_consort) | 95.94 | 96.9% | 2024-11-18 |
| 7703. | 5k m1chael (mihai03) | 95.94 | 99.3% | 2023-11-19 |
| 7704. | Kai (jjune) | 95.94 | 97% | 2018-06-08 |
| 7705. | Kevin (megatron0408) | 95.94 | 97% | 2020-03-15 |
| 7706. | GerZ (gerz667) | 95.93 | 96% | 2025-05-27 |
| 7707. | Nicolas (nico_ma5ter) | 95.93 | 99% | 2025-02-02 |
| 7708. | Membrane69 (keifermatthew) | 95.93 | 99% | 2020-05-27 |
| 7709. | Sam (sdeng) | 95.93 | 94% | 2012-11-02 |
| 7710. | anotherbreakfastwithyou (an... | 95.93 | 98% | 2011-10-04 |
| 7711. | auden (abu898) | 95.92 | 98% | 2025-04-12 |
| 7712. | John (gakbo) | 95.92 | 95.9% | 2024-12-24 |
| 7713. | jhon (burnerjhon) | 95.92 | 97.4% | 2024-10-18 |
| 7714. | Benji (attambomb) | 95.92 | 98% | 2012-06-15 |
| 7715. | Jeff (avgjay) | 95.91 | 97% | 2025-02-08 |
| 7716. | CCChuah (chongchew) | 95.91 | 99% | 2011-07-27 |
| 7717. | DancingIguana (dancingiguana) | 95.90 | 99% | 2023-11-18 |
| 7718. | josh (joshtypes1) | 95.90 | 97% | 2021-05-21 |
| 7719. | Hee-Min (hcha219) | 95.90 | 98% | 2013-02-20 |
| 7720. | John (jzthai@hotmail.com) | 95.90 | 98% | 2014-11-27 |
| 7721. | A (antykingfish) | 95.90 | 96% | 2017-03-30 |
| 7722. | Stunningham (bobsmiley86) | 95.89 | 98% | 2011-11-07 |
| 7723. | Cameron (sigmaimu) | 95.89 | 98% | 2025-06-21 |
| 7724. | C (windyreed) | 95.89 | 96% | 2021-02-23 |
| 7725. | revaN (ashun) | 95.89 | 99% | 2020-11-06 |
| 7726. | Alex (supersupreme) | 95.89 | 94% | 2013-06-24 |
| 7727. | Ryan (rdonny2013) | 95.89 | 95% | 2012-04-12 |
| 7728. | Francesco (francesco24) | 95.88 | 98% | 2025-03-09 |
| 7729. | Yesune (yesune) | 95.88 | 97% | 2024-02-01 |
| 7730. | B (briguy94) | 95.88 | 96% | 2019-07-08 |
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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 |