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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9820. | hi (shockblades) | 91.99 | 98% | 2020-04-29 |
| 9821. | Beverly (lilichavez7) | 91.99 | 95% | 2011-06-11 |
| 9822. | BIRENDRA (shrestha) | 91.99 | — | 2010-09-06 |
| 9823. | H (huntz256) | 91.99 | 96% | 2012-02-12 |
| 9824. | Aditya (anonymoose17) | 91.98 | 97% | 2022-04-04 |
| 9825. | John (unikmask) | 91.98 | 97.1% | 2024-03-27 |
| 9826. | 💾 (austrohungarianprairi... | 91.98 | 95.9% | 2024-01-17 |
| 9827. | dd (no_stress) | 91.98 | 98% | 2023-02-05 |
| 9828. | Magnus (moobin) | 91.98 | 99% | 2013-10-19 |
| 9829. | ep293 (ep293) | 91.97 | 96.2% | 2024-05-20 |
| 9830. | Helenflynn508 (helenflynn508) | 91.97 | 97.9% | 2025-02-20 |
| 9831. | Djordje (fa10vo) | 91.97 | 98.5% | 2024-07-28 |
| 9832. | Hex (hexar) | 91.96 | 98.1% | 2025-05-04 |
| 9833. | DrDizzco (drdizzco) | 91.96 | 97% | 2024-12-08 |
| 9834. | InsightSC (theous) | 91.96 | 95% | 2014-04-10 |
| 9835. | Davin (davintjong) | 91.96 | 97% | 2020-11-13 |
| 9836. | Abrar (abrar_al_samit) | 91.95 | 99% | 2025-09-01 |
| 9837. | folgue02 (folgue) | 91.95 | 97.7% | 2024-09-23 |
| 9838. | Yi-Szen (smurfii) | 91.95 | 97% | 2020-09-29 |
| 9839. | Cagri (mr_oral) | 91.95 | 98.3% | 2023-11-26 |
| 9840. | Adam (adam_0027) | 91.95 | 98% | 2021-06-04 |
| 9841. | Phenos (phenos) | 91.95 | 97% | 2021-12-03 |
| 9842. | Deftones Enjoyer (deftonese... | 91.94 | 98% | 2024-08-30 |
| 9843. | Jay (bluealmond) | 91.94 | 98% | 2024-07-29 |
| 9844. | jen (jnativi) | 91.94 | 98% | 2022-06-20 |
| 9845. | Bryan (novalife27) | 91.94 | 96% | 2016-05-26 |
| 9846. | Bert (brozart) | 91.94 | 96% | 2018-08-27 |
| 9847. | Kairos (kairossss_) | 91.93 | 98% | 2025-04-13 |
| 9848. | GAY (gayy) | 91.93 | 97% | 2025-07-26 |
| 9849. | Phil (joot) | 91.93 | 96.9% | 2024-08-01 |
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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 |