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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27287. | Kappa (kappa) | 70.22 | 96% | 2011-11-14 |
| 27288. | Arman (yesenarman) | 70.22 | 92% | 2015-07-04 |
| 27289. | rUde (rude1) | 70.21 | 98.8% | 2024-03-17 |
| 27290. | jaggu (jaggu_13) | 70.21 | 99% | 2026-03-31 |
| 27291. | MrGT (mr_gt) | 70.21 | 95.7% | 2025-04-01 |
| 27292. | dt (dt2424) | 70.21 | 96% | 2025-05-07 |
| 27293. | Genz.... (genz_18) | 70.21 | 98% | 2025-08-20 |
| 27294. | BastianGram (bastiangram) | 70.21 | 96.4% | 2024-03-22 |
| 27295. | Thugshaker (thugshaker_183) | 70.21 | 95.5% | 2024-08-12 |
| 27296. | Hessel (hessel_s) | 70.21 | 96% | 2021-08-17 |
| 27297. | Ivan (ivanfoofoo) | 70.21 | 96% | 2024-02-21 |
| 27298. | Domantenas (domantenas) | 70.21 | 96% | 2024-05-20 |
| 27299. | Zach (zachmouille) | 70.21 | 95% | 2025-10-11 |
| 27300. | Max (maxbro) | 70.21 | 96% | 2020-05-21 |
| 27301. | Maluck (maluck) | 70.21 | 98% | 2022-12-11 |
| 27302. | maverick (nittanylion) | 70.21 | 97% | 2013-08-30 |
| 27303. | Cerise (ceriseyuki) | 70.20 | 93.1% | 2024-12-20 |
| 27304. | Quinton (quintocer0s) | 70.20 | 98% | 2025-04-11 |
| 27305. | Dorkking (dorkking) | 70.20 | 95% | 2022-03-24 |
| 27306. | Chizame Denki (chizdenki12) | 70.20 | 96.3% | 2025-04-18 |
| 27307. | Jiraphon (jira_s) | 70.20 | 98% | 2024-04-25 |
| 27308. | davo (daer3303) | 70.20 | 96% | 2024-06-17 |
| 27309. | Gabby (wholegully) | 70.20 | 96.9% | 2024-03-07 |
| 27310. | Guest (guest_user_i_swear) | 70.20 | 97.6% | 2024-10-30 |
| 27311. | Anthony (drmajorballs1) | 70.20 | 97.7% | 2024-01-30 |
| 27312. | Linear (linear_999) | 70.20 | 97% | 2023-12-09 |
| 27313. | Zach (zbark96) | 70.20 | 92% | 2016-01-15 |
| 27314. | Ishan (kooshnoo) | 70.20 | 97% | 2022-02-15 |
| 27315. | Quang Duc (quangduc199) | 70.20 | 96% | 2013-02-09 |
| 27316. | Chris (myayavi) | 70.20 | 98% | 2025-12-22 |
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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 |