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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11009. | youcef (babaammiyoucef) | 89.83 | 95.2% | 2025-06-01 |
| 11010. | Dani (cosi94) | 89.83 | 98% | 2022-08-19 |
| 11011. | Roxill Jay (raksil_pogi12) | 89.83 | 99% | 2012-02-10 |
| 11012. | Joseph (masterm) | 89.82 | 97% | 2025-04-16 |
| 11013. | Ian (ianfajardo) | 89.82 | 95% | 2011-12-30 |
| 11014. | Jackelton (jackelton) | 89.82 | 96% | 2022-06-22 |
| 11015. | Hyunsu (onlyu0923) | 89.82 | 97% | 2023-01-05 |
| 11016. | Marcus (archenemy) | 89.82 | 94% | 2012-10-21 |
| 11017. | Engr Ghulam (abbas12) | 89.82 | 97% | 2013-11-29 |
| 11018. | Lorenzo (captain20102) | 89.81 | 97.9% | 2024-02-23 |
| 11019. | Thoumey (thoumey) | 89.81 | 98.1% | 2024-05-16 |
| 11020. | Sami (aakime) | 89.81 | 98% | 2021-04-14 |
| 11021. | John (bsy6766) | 89.81 | 97% | 2021-01-20 |
| 11022. | Hamsa (swari) | 89.81 | 98% | 2018-10-02 |
| 11023. | ghostwithmost (ghostwithmost) | 89.81 | 91% | 2017-01-26 |
| 11024. | Justin (imbaman) | 89.81 | 98% | 2011-08-15 |
| 11025. | Man (smortman) | 89.80 | 98% | 2025-09-11 |
| 11026. | Bill (billyisme) | 89.80 | 97% | 2024-08-21 |
| 11027. | Alien (half_alien) | 89.80 | 98% | 2026-01-06 |
| 11028. | Kingdomfight (kingdomfight) | 89.80 | 97.7% | 2025-02-17 |
| 11029. | Manaz (manaz66) | 89.80 | 97% | 2025-11-09 |
| 11030. | Nicholas (nicholaswong03) | 89.80 | 97% | 2022-01-22 |
| 11031. | Ariffin (ariffin) | 89.80 | 97% | 2022-06-09 |
| 11032. | Jacky (polyphonyex) | 89.80 | 95% | 2012-04-10 |
| 11033. | Bellax (bellax) | 89.80 | 96% | 2012-05-09 |
| 11034. | Oakamoore (oakamoore) | 89.79 | 97% | 2023-05-12 |
| 11035. | someone (someone845) | 89.79 | 99% | 2020-12-23 |
| 11036. | Joao (tbkih) | 89.79 | — | 2010-07-28 |
| 11037. | ปังหยา (panyaa) | 89.79 | 95% | 2014-12-23 |
| 11038. | Nico (nico123444) | 89.78 | 97% | 2024-07-27 |
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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 |