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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12337. | ParaJenn (parajenn) | 87.82 | 99% | 2015-03-27 |
| 12338. | Karen (laike) | 87.82 | 97% | 2013-06-26 |
| 12339. | adverb (adverb7) | 87.81 | 97% | 2026-03-18 |
| 12340. | Marc (maarcabiaad) | 87.81 | 97.9% | 2024-06-02 |
| 12341. | JuXu (juxu693) | 87.81 | 97% | 2023-05-03 |
| 12342. | hyeonk (hyeonk) | 87.81 | 97% | 2021-07-09 |
| 12343. | Sean (sbeamer) | 87.81 | 99% | 2014-11-18 |
| 12344. | William (williamusa) | 87.81 | 95% | 2015-07-13 |
| 12345. | Dyl (dylll) | 87.81 | 99% | 2011-06-08 |
| 12346. | ben (benys2077) | 87.80 | 96% | 2021-09-06 |
| 12347. | David (dgiddens928) | 87.80 | 98% | 2026-04-18 |
| 12348. | Giaboc (claudiu_9) | 87.80 | 96% | 2023-08-13 |
| 12349. | Just Spectating :) (accurac... | 87.80 | 99% | 2022-06-22 |
| 12350. | Ben (lalbtyd25) | 87.80 | 96.2% | 2025-04-04 |
| 12351. | rosee (alexa_730) | 87.80 | 98% | 2025-05-20 |
| 12352. | Jay (jdpthota) | 87.80 | 96% | 2017-04-22 |
| 12353. | thanks typegg.io (abtech19) | 87.79 | 99% | 2025-06-25 |
| 12354. | Shashank (_shanks_) | 87.79 | 98% | 2025-06-16 |
| 12355. | Leonid (leonid) | 87.79 | 95% | 2012-08-21 |
| 12356. | Alexander (greenocelot26_dv... | 87.79 | 97% | 2023-03-13 |
| 12357. | Giang (gianglaodai) | 87.78 | 98.1% | 2025-01-11 |
| 12358. | Tom (particoloured_toucan) | 87.78 | 97% | 2020-05-13 |
| 12359. | Christian (casey_white) | 87.78 | 97% | 2022-11-08 |
| 12360. | byron (bozzarf) | 87.78 | 98% | 2024-06-11 |
| 12361. | Smilax (smilax_09) | 87.78 | 98% | 2026-05-03 |
| 12362. | Shypolarbear (shypolarbear) | 87.78 | 99% | 2022-09-28 |
| 12363. | Landon (lchu613) | 87.78 | 96% | 2016-02-27 |
| 12364. | Jonah (cuz_im_batman) | 87.77 | 98% | 2026-03-02 |
| 12365. | Tina (wuster) | 87.77 | 98% | 2023-03-02 |
| 12366. | Vo (hixplsslowndown) | 87.77 | 97.3% | 2023-09-19 |
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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 |