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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3719. | Evil (evilhom3r) | 108.46 | 95% | 2012-10-03 |
| 3720. | andy (andyh) | 108.46 | 96% | 2014-01-02 |
| 3721. | lolee (leptir) | 108.45 | 95% | 2011-05-13 |
| 3722. | Viper (viper04) | 108.44 | 98% | 2025-08-17 |
| 3723. | Do-Hyun (dkim00) | 108.44 | 100% | 2025-09-04 |
| 3724. | Peter (ptnguyen) | 108.44 | 99% | 2021-03-15 |
| 3725. | Battesti (koubou) | 108.44 | 97% | 2011-07-21 |
| 3726. | Snowy (it_was_lag) | 108.43 | 97.5% | 2025-04-29 |
| 3727. | svk (svk01) | 108.43 | 97% | 2016-08-04 |
| 3728. | Zee (zeal0us) | 108.43 | 98% | 2014-05-27 |
| 3729. | Anatoliy (iganatoliy) | 108.42 | 98% | 2016-04-10 |
| 3730. | sməxy (smexyflako) | 108.42 | 99% | 2023-03-19 |
| 3731. | Joey (rosuoammdo) | 108.42 | 95% | 2011-05-10 |
| 3732. | BABY SKRRT (allantruongx) | 108.41 | 98% | 2018-08-02 |
| 3733. | Kimberly (kmbrlyngyn) | 108.41 | 95% | 2016-11-15 |
| 3734. | (jasimk) | 108.41 | 97% | 2022-05-09 |
| 3735. | yowhatsupitsmejacksonschlac... | 108.40 | 99% | 2025-04-16 |
| 3736. | eclipse (one12345) | 108.40 | 97% | 2023-05-27 |
| 3737. | Chris (planedriver) | 108.40 | 97% | 2016-10-30 |
| 3738. | harry (orekkles) | 108.38 | 98% | 2019-09-30 |
| 3739. | A_man (stay_safe) | 108.38 | 98% | 2025-06-25 |
| 3740. | Cole (colemix1002) | 108.38 | 96% | 2017-08-21 |
| 3741. | David (dpdd) | 108.38 | 97% | 2012-06-30 |
| 3742. | Meghan (nutmeg0686) | 108.37 | 98% | 2014-03-25 |
| 3743. | poosi (poosiie) | 108.36 | 97% | 2025-11-23 |
| 3744. | cliche (vviras) | 108.36 | 97% | 2021-05-13 |
| 3745. | sheep (theonesheep) | 108.36 | 98.6% | 2024-11-17 |
| 3746. | Seth (ccocoa_colemak) | 108.36 | 96% | 2014-02-12 |
| 3747. | d (dcao) | 108.35 | 93% | 2012-04-17 |
| 3748. | Edison (ewjl) | 108.34 | 100% | 2024-03-22 |
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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 |