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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3982. | Cheung (cheung) | 106.74 | — | 2011-03-29 |
| 3983. | Feasta (feasta) | 106.73 | 99% | 2018-07-12 |
| 3984. | Hadassah (hadassahgray) | 106.73 | 97% | 2023-05-13 |
| 3985. | Kvin (kvinsvin) | 106.73 | 97% | 2025-06-29 |
| 3986. | Can Baba (canoo) | 106.73 | 97% | 2020-04-05 |
| 3987. | Chloe (skywayavenue) | 106.73 | 98% | 2014-12-27 |
| 3988. | Dorime (vojing) | 106.72 | 99% | 2021-11-28 |
| 3989. | Young (youngflee) | 106.72 | 96% | 2015-06-03 |
| 3990. | John F. (johnfkennedy) | 106.71 | 95% | 2014-06-01 |
| 3991. | Wuhchuknow (wuhchuknow) | 106.71 | 99% | 2020-02-13 |
| 3992. | bkk (yodamaster) | 106.71 | — | 2010-09-07 |
| 3993. | Pratik (dudepc) | 106.71 | 98.6% | 2024-01-24 |
| 3994. | Brian (btong) | 106.70 | 97.9% | 2024-04-02 |
| 3995. | lorenzo (lorenzo2131) | 106.70 | 97% | 2017-02-27 |
| 3996. | Collin (collin01) | 106.70 | 98% | 2012-03-13 |
| 3997. | dgarrett43 (dgarrett43) | 106.69 | 99% | 2024-11-11 |
| 3998. | Dave (nut4) | 106.68 | 96% | 2022-10-30 |
| 3999. | Rodney (gospelgangsta) | 106.68 | 97% | 2022-12-27 |
| 4000. | ben (risns) | 106.68 | 97% | 2023-09-24 |
| 4001. | cody (jiji247) | 106.68 | 97% | 2021-04-26 |
| 4002. | Drift King (jackyyang09) | 106.68 | 92% | 2016-11-16 |
| 4003. | Phoenix (cantbeatme107_wpm) | 106.66 | 98% | 2021-08-25 |
| 4004. | Andrew (ajiang8) | 106.66 | 98% | 2016-06-03 |
| 4005. | Two Hands (burlywood66) | 106.66 | 92% | 2014-10-01 |
| 4006. | Davian (davian) | 106.66 | 86% | 2013-12-19 |
| 4007. | Archiđź’˘ (gaijjin) | 106.65 | 97% | 2019-10-19 |
| 4008. | Ryzor - (skycaptain95) | 106.65 | 99% | 2015-07-09 |
| 4009. | adsfjk (jbcabintoy14) | 106.64 | 98.4% | 2025-04-15 |
| 4010. | Matt (mattyice445) | 106.62 | 98.5% | 2024-05-27 |
| 4011. | Lin (linw) | 106.62 | 96% | 2011-06-11 |
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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 |