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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34332. | Drew (sandvichscribe) | 63.18 | 95.9% | 2024-08-11 |
| 34333. | JANAK PATEL (jp6610) | 63.18 | 98% | 2026-04-26 |
| 34334. | Andrew (tumadre123) | 63.18 | 95.1% | 2024-02-04 |
| 34335. | Relice (relice) | 63.18 | 96% | 2024-01-26 |
| 34336. | c466851 (c466851) | 63.18 | 97% | 2025-10-16 |
| 34337. | DC (dc_mk19) | 63.18 | 97% | 2021-02-16 |
| 34338. | Daniel (danielsabox) | 63.18 | 96% | 2020-12-26 |
| 34339. | brbrb (brbrb) | 63.18 | 98% | 2019-10-29 |
| 34340. | vel (velsullano) | 63.18 | 94% | 2016-01-31 |
| 34341. | Shally (shallybroken) | 63.17 | 96% | 2022-07-15 |
| 34342. | Jess (jessibanez) | 63.17 | 97% | 2024-05-28 |
| 34343. | Henry5544 (henry5544) | 63.17 | 95% | 2024-05-12 |
| 34344. | Filvin George (filvingeorge) | 63.17 | 98% | 2024-08-28 |
| 34345. | Mr. Types (vic6) | 63.17 | 94.6% | 2024-09-27 |
| 34346. | sage (33caj) | 63.17 | 97% | 2024-01-29 |
| 34347. | Fred (acerace) | 63.17 | 95% | 2012-09-18 |
| 34348. | THeQ (hero2218) | 63.16 | 95% | 2026-03-04 |
| 34349. | Hirun (hiruuuu) | 63.16 | 95% | 2024-07-25 |
| 34350. | shrapnel (shrapnelka) | 63.16 | 95.9% | 2024-12-17 |
| 34351. | diggitydog (pdunlap47) | 63.16 | 97% | 2024-09-09 |
| 34352. | Tacke (tacke_) | 63.16 | 96% | 2025-10-12 |
| 34353. | abby (abbydadams) | 63.16 | 97.3% | 2024-12-13 |
| 34354. | Shivansh (zneth) | 63.16 | 97.7% | 2023-12-10 |
| 34355. | _akash_ (pealedpotato) | 63.16 | 96% | 2022-11-25 |
| 34356. | Markus (mircuzz) | 63.16 | — | 2010-10-28 |
| 34357. | gamergirl (gamergirll) | 63.15 | 95% | 2025-07-30 |
| 34358. | Matys (matystyping) | 63.15 | 98.5% | 2024-09-28 |
| 34359. | Nandan (cloudyviva) | 63.15 | 97% | 2025-10-16 |
| 34360. | Emilie (powerposse) | 63.15 | 96% | 2024-04-23 |
| 34361. | vlad (gilgameshx) | 63.15 | 95.6% | 2024-09-24 |
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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 |