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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10954. | amy (rose51203) | 89.85 | 96% | 2021-03-25 |
| 10955. | Inc (goodmoneyinc) | 89.85 | 96% | 2013-11-15 |
| 10956. | Jonas (jnshey) | 89.85 | 97% | 2018-08-27 |
| 10957. | Ricky (muffinpotato) | 89.84 | 97% | 2021-10-22 |
| 10958. | FlashX83 (flashx83) | 89.84 | 97% | 2012-02-02 |
| 10959. | U (ugoracer) | 89.84 | 96.6% | 2024-02-10 |
| 10960. | Magnus Madsen (ersti) | 89.84 | 96% | 2015-05-12 |
| 10961. | Peter (crazynumnums) | 89.84 | 98% | 2021-10-04 |
| 10962. | Glade (shogekiha) | 89.83 | 96% | 2020-08-18 |
| 10963. | Phantom (phantomox) | 89.83 | 96% | 2023-06-17 |
| 10964. | tids (tids) | 89.83 | 97.8% | 2023-11-23 |
| 10965. | Weed (weeddinosaur) | 89.83 | 98% | 2022-01-13 |
| 10966. | Soilo (hansoilo) | 89.83 | 97% | 2017-10-05 |
| 10967. | youcef (babaammiyoucef) | 89.83 | 95.2% | 2025-06-01 |
| 10968. | Dani (cosi94) | 89.83 | 98% | 2022-08-19 |
| 10969. | Roxill Jay (raksil_pogi12) | 89.83 | 99% | 2012-02-10 |
| 10970. | Joseph (masterm) | 89.82 | 97% | 2025-04-16 |
| 10971. | Ian (ianfajardo) | 89.82 | 95% | 2011-12-30 |
| 10972. | Jackelton (jackelton) | 89.82 | 96% | 2022-06-22 |
| 10973. | Hyunsu (onlyu0923) | 89.82 | 97% | 2023-01-05 |
| 10974. | Marcus (archenemy) | 89.82 | 94% | 2012-10-21 |
| 10975. | Engr Ghulam (abbas12) | 89.82 | 97% | 2013-11-29 |
| 10976. | Lorenzo (captain20102) | 89.81 | 97.9% | 2024-02-23 |
| 10977. | Thoumey (thoumey) | 89.81 | 98.1% | 2024-05-16 |
| 10978. | Sami (aakime) | 89.81 | 98% | 2021-04-14 |
| 10979. | John (bsy6766) | 89.81 | 97% | 2021-01-20 |
| 10980. | Hamsa (swari) | 89.81 | 98% | 2018-10-02 |
| 10981. | ghostwithmost (ghostwithmost) | 89.81 | 91% | 2017-01-26 |
| 10982. | Justin (imbaman) | 89.81 | 98% | 2011-08-15 |
| 10983. | Man (smortman) | 89.80 | 98% | 2025-09-11 |
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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 |