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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13453. | Typo (fingooli) | 84.97 | 97% | 2015-09-12 |
| 13454. | Kenway3211 (kenway3211) | 84.96 | 96% | 2023-07-02 |
| 13455. | Abdul Algorithm (abdulalgor... | 84.96 | 97% | 2024-10-27 |
| 13456. | Joshua (jochiyv) | 84.96 | 95.9% | 2024-01-19 |
| 13457. | Pearson (pearsonsm) | 84.96 | 97% | 2019-03-19 |
| 13458. | Alec (1lec) | 84.96 | 98.3% | 2024-04-23 |
| 13459. | Edvin (imaduck) | 84.96 | 98% | 2022-11-22 |
| 13460. | !RiA! (soddinghostile) | 84.96 | — | 2010-09-15 |
| 13461. | Aibrys (aibrys) | 84.96 | 98% | 2017-10-29 |
| 13462. | mattingly (william8the9) | 84.95 | 98% | 2024-12-18 |
| 13463. | Kevin (unreal3man) | 84.95 | 89% | 2014-10-04 |
| 13464. | Kryptix (kryptix212) | 84.95 | 97.9% | 2024-10-01 |
| 13465. | Dodo (dangerousdodo) | 84.95 | 96% | 2022-03-25 |
| 13466. | Daniel (incognitus) | 84.95 | 98% | 2021-10-12 |
| 13467. | Nik (iiirxs) | 84.95 | 98% | 2025-06-10 |
| 13468. | khanh (lenguyenkhanh) | 84.95 | 99% | 2020-09-09 |
| 13469. | Mimi (mimiloveshapid) | 84.94 | 98% | 2024-09-13 |
| 13470. | Walker (joinwick) | 84.94 | 99% | 2023-12-01 |
| 13471. | Smilax (smilax_09) | 84.94 | 98.6% | 2025-03-31 |
| 13472. | FunkyChunkyMon (funkychunky... | 84.94 | 97% | 2022-03-24 |
| 13473. | Neil (xdestroyer2x) | 84.94 | 97% | 2020-12-06 |
| 13474. | Michael (mranonymous) | 84.94 | 91% | 2011-09-26 |
| 13475. | George (georgetypes) | 84.94 | 98% | 2013-04-12 |
| 13476. | sall (sidhu663) | 84.93 | 96% | 2015-01-14 |
| 13477. | Eddie (veesmil) | 84.93 | 97.1% | 2024-12-30 |
| 13478. | Davicho (davidelpuma) | 84.93 | 97% | 2025-05-16 |
| 13479. | 7sleepyjoe (7sleepyjoe) | 84.93 | 99% | 2024-12-11 |
| 13480. | icedew (icedew07_) | 84.93 | 97.1% | 2024-09-17 |
| 13481. | ev57 (ev57) | 84.93 | 96.6% | 2024-04-04 |
| 13482. | Eri (bobtentencarracer) | 84.93 | 96.7% | 2024-05-01 |
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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 |