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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20686. | AaAvNg (aaavng) | 77.10 | 96.6% | 2024-02-16 |
| 20687. | MUHAMMAD HARIS NAEEM (hari... | 77.10 | 97% | 2024-02-03 |
| 20688. | lquenti (lquenti) | 77.10 | 96% | 2022-07-29 |
| 20689. | Richard (ricstc) | 77.10 | 99% | 2012-05-10 |
| 20690. | Alex (revey) | 77.09 | 96.5% | 2024-07-03 |
| 20691. | greenmachine (brodyphelps) | 77.09 | 97% | 2025-01-30 |
| 20692. | Roy (sisalt) | 77.09 | 92% | 2016-11-16 |
| 20693. | Wwuly (wwuly) | 77.09 | 96.3% | 2024-01-02 |
| 20694. | sam (yeesamoy) | 77.09 | 97.4% | 2025-02-16 |
| 20695. | Jordan (mrkentman) | 77.09 | 97% | 2019-05-17 |
| 20696. | Pepitoito (sweetdudechili) | 77.09 | 96.4% | 2024-09-18 |
| 20697. | Yash (yash1402_) | 77.09 | 98% | 2021-05-18 |
| 20698. | Eugine (alwaysonfire) | 77.09 | 93% | 2016-05-16 |
| 20699. | Dvorak80 (spline) | 77.09 | 97% | 2016-11-23 |
| 20700. | Christopher (chrispbrown) | 77.09 | 91% | 2016-02-25 |
| 20701. | Dmytro (djolas2) | 77.09 | 98% | 2012-04-27 |
| 20702. | ArdenM (adinm) | 77.08 | 96.7% | 2025-04-18 |
| 20703. | Maffyou (monstermatts) | 77.08 | 98% | 2025-10-20 |
| 20704. | Type Racer (timeforshriekweek) | 77.08 | 97% | 2024-05-11 |
| 20705. | curby (miniminhmo) | 77.08 | 92% | 2012-01-04 |
| 20706. | Oscar (lucifer64) | 77.08 | 97% | 2025-05-20 |
| 20707. | Emily (crydamoure) | 77.08 | 98% | 2018-01-12 |
| 20708. | pepuh (pepuh005) | 77.08 | 98% | 2026-01-23 |
| 20709. | Dovy (dofka258) | 77.08 | 99.8% | 2025-01-19 |
| 20710. | dogphile (dogphile) | 77.08 | 94% | 2024-07-31 |
| 20711. | nazmul (nhasan0290) | 77.08 | 98% | 2022-01-28 |
| 20712. | dpu (ajeetraj) | 77.08 | 97% | 2017-05-29 |
| 20713. | Matthew (liberz) | 77.08 | 91% | 2015-02-14 |
| 20714. | gogofast (eleasx) | 77.08 | 88% | 2013-02-06 |
| 20715. | pya (pyadawg) | 77.07 | 96% | 2022-04-05 |
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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 |