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 |
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| 26337. | Abdulaziz (aligonijr) | 70.76 | 95.9% | 2024-05-10 |
| 26338. | Ash (boyfromindia) | 70.76 | 96% | 2021-12-30 |
| 26339. | Michael (michaellicata519) | 70.76 | 96% | 2016-05-16 |
| 26340. | Joshua (sonofanfiel96) | 70.76 | 93% | 2015-12-07 |
| 26341. | Martin (mtien) | 70.76 | 99% | 2014-10-13 |
| 26342. | Aashil (aashil) | 70.76 | 98% | 2016-09-25 |
| 26343. | PaleBlueDot (kendingling) | 70.75 | 98.1% | 2025-03-20 |
| 26344. | Vu1can (kaiayush) | 70.75 | 96.4% | 2025-01-03 |
| 26345. | Sam (777wpm) | 70.75 | 96% | 2025-01-03 |
| 26346. | nam (ngxnam) | 70.75 | 96% | 2025-09-16 |
| 26347. | Utshab (utshab_niraula) | 70.75 | 96% | 2024-07-03 |
| 26348. | Procupine (procupine) | 70.75 | 95% | 2018-08-18 |
| 26349. | zak (zp_46) | 70.75 | 94% | 2015-05-12 |
| 26350. | Leo (woor) | 70.75 | 96% | 2013-09-19 |
| 26351. | urvesh (urvesh25) | 70.75 | 94% | 2013-04-29 |
| 26352. | maharshi (supermaharshi) | 70.75 | 98% | 2011-10-02 |
| 26353. | John (inchwormz) | 70.74 | 96% | 2025-06-10 |
| 26354. | KeyboardN0tFound (keyboardn... | 70.74 | 94% | 2025-04-15 |
| 26355. | Shader (shader_zxa) | 70.74 | 96% | 2024-05-27 |
| 26356. | Arefin (arefinite) | 70.74 | 97% | 2024-05-09 |
| 26357. | kamal (kamalje420) | 70.74 | 95% | 2015-08-12 |
| 26358. | spargy (spargy) | 70.74 | 99% | 2016-04-22 |
| 26359. | Dan (ephoph) | 70.74 | — | 2011-02-14 |
| 26360. | Carter (cws2002) | 70.74 | 91% | 2013-09-18 |
| 26361. | Aaren (aarengan) | 70.74 | 97% | 2011-10-25 |
| 26362. | Timothy (noma624) | 70.73 | 97% | 2025-07-24 |
| 26363. | WILDONE (the_wildone4_all) | 70.73 | 99% | 2025-10-31 |
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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 |