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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20844. | Todd (t0dd1337) | 76.95 | 94% | 2020-10-10 |
| 20845. | Paul (pauldh) | 76.95 | 92% | 2011-06-08 |
| 20846. | noside (edzil1007) | 76.95 | 96% | 2015-01-22 |
| 20847. | BlueFalcon (brightfututre@g... | 76.95 | 98% | 2014-02-28 |
| 20848. | >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (avdg) | 76.95 | 97% | 2011-10-02 |
| 20849. | Morgan (morgan_mavity) | 76.94 | 98% | 2024-08-23 |
| 20850. | cocochuk (cocochuk) | 76.94 | 98% | 2024-02-07 |
| 20851. | Marcelo (marcelocanales) | 76.94 | 98.6% | 2024-04-24 |
| 20852. | ζεεΊζ (vhoudini) | 76.94 | 95% | 2025-05-27 |
| 20853. | arif (arif2025) | 76.94 | 97% | 2020-10-28 |
| 20854. | Josh (jlon1055) | 76.94 | 98% | 2025-07-21 |
| 20855. | Bog (bogdanovix) | 76.94 | 92% | 2014-06-25 |
| 20856. | Suferbus (suferbus) | 76.94 | 98% | 2018-07-09 |
| 20857. | Roslyn (rustyautoparts) | 76.94 | 96% | 2015-06-07 |
| 20858. | Mrityunjay (mrityunjay9) | 76.94 | 97.2% | 2023-06-29 |
| 20859. | Daddy Mac (0317) | 76.94 | 92% | 2016-12-01 |
| 20860. | Senvidu (galaxy_slayer_zed) | 76.93 | 97% | 2026-01-26 |
| 20861. | Racefan20 (racefan20) | 76.93 | 97% | 2025-03-28 |
| 20862. | Lina (linathefastestyper) | 76.93 | 97% | 2019-11-02 |
| 20863. | Diane (dianethepunk) | 76.93 | 96% | 2024-05-01 |
| 20864. | Butterfly (fanofkd123) | 76.93 | 98.3% | 2024-09-15 |
| 20865. | eve (evelynthequeen) | 76.93 | 96% | 2024-10-06 |
| 20866. | Daniel (danieldatyper) | 76.93 | 97% | 2022-04-25 |
| 20867. | akram (akrambr) | 76.93 | 96% | 2023-02-12 |
| 20868. | wes (noth) | 76.93 | — | 2010-09-04 |
| 20869. | Dat (jgatz) | 76.93 | 97% | 2021-06-17 |
| 20870. | Gyalden Gyaltshen (gyalden) | 76.92 | 97% | 2024-04-14 |
| 20871. | Vader (mr_vader) | 76.92 | 96.3% | 2024-09-10 |
| 20872. | Steven (eeekom) | 76.92 | 96% | 2026-04-17 |
| 20873. | Rae (gigimarie) | 76.92 | 97% | 2019-01-05 |
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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 |