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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3881. | Dr. (dummytron) | 107.95 | 94% | 2011-06-18 |
| 3882. | Chew (kalenovice) | 107.94 | 99% | 2013-12-04 |
| 3883. | Angelina (linaorsomething) | 107.94 | 98% | 2012-09-30 |
| 3884. | Flügel (redwing3_4) | 107.94 | 96% | 2014-04-09 |
| 3885. | frank (frank112233344) | 107.93 | 97% | 2025-01-15 |
| 3886. | Anthony (antron92) | 107.93 | 98% | 2011-08-14 |
| 3887. | Dvorak (kkqu) | 107.92 | 97% | 2025-11-05 |
| 3888. | Shroomer (zergkiller) | 107.92 | 97.7% | 2024-09-11 |
| 3889. | Walker (walker49sull) | 107.92 | 99% | 2017-06-05 |
| 3890. | ssss (cellbio) | 107.91 | 98% | 2023-08-08 |
| 3891. | Heisenberg (ww_heisenberg) | 107.91 | 98% | 2015-11-13 |
| 3892. | Sam (samphippen) | 107.91 | 98% | 2011-06-28 |
| 3893. | Clit (cliffcatastrophe) | 107.91 | 80% | 2016-08-16 |
| 3894. | Sho (katand) | 107.90 | — | 2010-12-06 |
| 3895. | Tesla Motors is Awesome! (i... | 107.90 | 91% | 2015-12-17 |
| 3896. | Anton (antonwebsters) | 107.90 | 90% | 2013-01-04 |
| 3897. | zero (ozero) | 107.89 | 98% | 2026-04-16 |
| 3898. | sintyaku (sintyaku) | 107.89 | 100% | 2011-12-12 |
| 3899. | Mat (tencion) | 107.89 | 98% | 2018-02-16 |
| 3900. | Pikachu (quitz) | 107.89 | 95% | 2012-10-02 |
| 3901. | Oanh (la_oanh) | 107.89 | — | 2011-04-12 |
| 3902. | Tempepper (smintz) | 107.88 | 96.5% | 2025-02-19 |
| 3903. | NxtReally (nxtreally) | 107.88 | 100% | 2020-12-22 |
| 3904. | gdunka (gdunka) | 107.87 | 97.3% | 2025-01-26 |
| 3905. | Bratke (bratke) | 107.87 | 98% | 2026-03-06 |
| 3906. | Brendan (bbatliner) | 107.87 | 97% | 2021-01-19 |
| 3907. | rapid (rapid) | 107.87 | 97% | 2011-05-20 |
| 3908. | Stropheum (stropheum) | 107.86 | 98% | 2016-10-18 |
| 3909. | (legoghost42) | 107.85 | 97.4% | 2025-02-10 |
| 3910. | joshua rose 🇵🇸 (joshu... | 107.85 | 99% | 2022-09-07 |
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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 |