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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23315. | Tim (whyouno) | 74.40 | 93% | 2012-09-07 |
| 23316. | Chareth (seacaptain5) | 74.40 | — | 2010-06-10 |
| 23317. | marc (marconijacob97) | 74.40 | 95% | 2012-12-03 |
| 23318. | Katie (klennon) | 74.40 | 90% | 2016-02-05 |
| 23319. | frz (furizan) | 74.39 | 97% | 2017-08-03 |
| 23320. | Lara (chuiicdhk) | 74.39 | 96% | 2021-10-28 |
| 23321. | gimme_gimme_gimme_a_ginger_... | 74.39 | 96% | 2025-03-17 |
| 23322. | switch (boz_switch908) | 74.39 | 96% | 2025-09-17 |
| 23323. | Casper (casper8) | 74.39 | 97.4% | 2025-03-19 |
| 23324. | Evo (evoooo) | 74.39 | 97% | 2024-08-28 |
| 23325. | Andrew (mr_orangestressbry) | 74.39 | 96% | 2019-09-23 |
| 23326. | Blub (blub0) | 74.39 | 96% | 2021-03-27 |
| 23327. | a (jdlwahaha) | 74.39 | 94% | 2021-03-19 |
| 23328. | S (technicalguy) | 74.39 | 96% | 2013-05-21 |
| 23329. | Gregor (gysi) | 74.39 | 97% | 2014-12-15 |
| 23330. | Emil (emilkrogh) | 74.39 | 95% | 2017-08-21 |
| 23331. | snizz847 (snizz847) | 74.38 | 98% | 2024-06-04 |
| 23332. | Hunter Dorley (hunterdorley) | 74.38 | 99.5% | 2025-03-30 |
| 23333. | Marinasy (m_m_) | 74.38 | 97.7% | 2024-02-20 |
| 23334. | speedyato (speedyato) | 74.38 | 96% | 2025-01-18 |
| 23335. | mayr (mayruwu) | 74.38 | 95.1% | 2024-05-16 |
| 23336. | M (mwt3e) | 74.38 | 95% | 2011-12-13 |
| 23337. | Megx87 (megnmoore1987) | 74.37 | 97% | 2024-06-06 |
| 23338. | Teddy (teddyh) | 74.37 | 96% | 2015-09-02 |
| 23339. | Cristiano (christiano_ronaldo) | 74.37 | 96.4% | 2025-05-20 |
| 23340. | Mica (paperciip) | 74.37 | 95% | 2013-09-19 |
| 23341. | Travis (daltrav1) | 74.37 | 97% | 2017-11-09 |
| 23342. | mablobby (mablobby) | 74.37 | — | 2010-09-21 |
| 23343. | Mikkel (quail) | 74.37 | — | 2011-03-04 |
| 23344. | Marcin (loganek) | 74.37 | 96% | 2013-06-13 |
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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 |