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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20908. | Jwickblack (hellwood) | 76.98 | 97% | 2021-10-03 |
| 20909. | Jordan (feelingsreal) | 76.98 | 94% | 2019-03-04 |
| 20910. | suram (suram) | 76.98 | 95% | 2013-09-24 |
| 20911. | Jason (minties) | 76.98 | 95% | 2013-04-15 |
| 20912. | Shreyas (mrtigar) | 76.98 | 95% | 2016-06-27 |
| 20913. | Charlie (metalmesiah13) | 76.98 | 95% | 2014-04-25 |
| 20914. | Fubberdish (fubberdish) | 76.97 | 97% | 2025-11-19 |
| 20915. | Phi (phishi) | 76.97 | 97% | 2024-12-03 |
| 20916. | Hellow (hellowi_99) | 76.97 | 98% | 2024-05-09 |
| 20917. | Joel (himynamesjoel) | 76.97 | 96% | 2018-09-09 |
| 20918. | Eldrick (lzy0425) | 76.97 | 95% | 2022-09-23 |
| 20919. | ㅤ (bazar397) | 76.97 | 98.3% | 2025-04-03 |
| 20920. | Alex (alkan137) | 76.97 | 97% | 2021-04-18 |
| 20921. | (slowfake) | 76.97 | 96% | 2013-06-10 |
| 20922. | Paras (eifeltower) | 76.97 | 94% | 2015-12-18 |
| 20923. | balaji (balajin511) | 76.97 | 94% | 2013-01-18 |
| 20924. | notusingstenohonest (notusi... | 76.96 | 94% | 2025-02-10 |
| 20925. | Soup (soupsoapseep) | 76.96 | 97% | 2021-08-21 |
| 20926. | Jeremy (jlucas95) | 76.96 | 97% | 2024-01-14 |
| 20927. | stuntdoctor (stuntdoctor) | 76.96 | 97% | 2023-11-10 |
| 20928. | Kevin (keviniskevy) | 76.96 | 96% | 2021-09-22 |
| 20929. | mplayer (mplayer) | 76.96 | 95% | 2020-04-21 |
| 20930. | Trevor (tea_dog) | 76.96 | 96% | 2014-07-01 |
| 20931. | Roo Roo (rooroo04) | 76.96 | 95% | 2013-08-23 |
| 20932. | Raju (raju009) | 76.96 | 96% | 2015-07-10 |
| 20933. | Panos (panos7) | 76.96 | 97% | 2016-06-13 |
| 20934. | Julie (missballerina) | 76.96 | 96% | 2013-12-04 |
| 20935. | Aymeric Le Tiec-Gimbert (m_... | 76.95 | 96% | 2026-03-09 |
| 20936. | Todd (t0dd1337) | 76.95 | 94% | 2020-10-10 |
| 20937. | Paul (pauldh) | 76.95 | 92% | 2011-06-08 |
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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 |