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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9579. | yung carti (jayybondoc) | 92.52 | 96% | 2019-10-11 |
| 9580. | Sara (saacri) | 92.51 | 98% | 2025-11-04 |
| 9581. | Abhas (imabhas) | 92.51 | 98.5% | 2024-08-09 |
| 9582. | Raxdainze (raxdianze) | 92.51 | 99% | 2024-02-17 |
| 9583. | imBlaxican (imblaxican) | 92.50 | 98.8% | 2024-02-27 |
| 9584. | Sharky (sharkoo) | 92.50 | 97% | 2025-09-27 |
| 9585. | Mathew (bobro55) | 92.50 | 96.7% | 2024-10-23 |
| 9586. | jhk (kersjam) | 92.50 | 98% | 2021-01-24 |
| 9587. | Nerx (rshield) | 92.50 | 97% | 2021-03-29 |
| 9588. | Joey (varanice) | 92.50 | 92% | 2017-02-24 |
| 9589. | Jake (shadow5253) | 92.49 | 97% | 2025-09-02 |
| 9590. | eric (eric8) | 92.49 | 100% | 2022-03-29 |
| 9591. | Scott (filmifier) | 92.49 | 99% | 2014-06-27 |
| 9592. | Phil (xkid_official) | 92.48 | 99.3% | 2024-11-15 |
| 9593. | Jakob (trailior) | 92.48 | 97% | 2018-04-19 |
| 9594. | MeowPichu (skyarchbeast) | 92.48 | 97% | 2018-08-26 |
| 9595. | Duck (bonbion) | 92.47 | 92% | 2015-04-03 |
| 9596. | Mouboy (mouboy) | 92.47 | 97.1% | 2024-01-31 |
| 9597. | mildlyaggressivecherry (mil... | 92.47 | 95% | 2026-02-03 |
| 9598. | Ravi (ravisingh) | 92.47 | 96% | 2015-01-01 |
| 9599. | Tyler (theov) | 92.47 | — | 2011-01-17 |
| 9600. | J (phaeton) | 92.47 | — | 2010-06-17 |
| 9601. | Lizzie (lizzie001) | 92.46 | 97% | 2025-08-26 |
| 9602. | yasir (yasir1983) | 92.46 | 95% | 2014-02-10 |
| 9603. | papryczan (olgi69) | 92.45 | 99% | 2026-01-08 |
| 9604. | vert (vert_) | 92.45 | 98.8% | 2024-11-26 |
| 9605. | Justin (jteezy11) | 92.45 | 96% | 2013-02-19 |
| 9606. | Michael (thegul) | 92.45 | 99% | 2018-04-08 |
| 9607. | Tamir (shallow_owl) | 92.44 | 96% | 2026-02-19 |
| 9608. | dem0n (actuallyfinessed) | 92.44 | 96% | 2021-09-16 |
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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 |