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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1269. | Claire (claire_is_here) | 123.18 | 98% | 2024-06-17 |
| 1270. | anty (antyboi) | 123.16 | 99.5% | 2023-09-19 |
| 1271. | sey (impp) | 123.15 | 89% | 2013-01-12 |
| 1272. | Nigel (3l81n50) | 123.14 | 96% | 2012-10-07 |
| 1273. | Albert (viewfindr) | 123.12 | 93% | 2014-02-06 |
| 1274. | Brett (mrmahn) | 123.10 | 99% | 2024-06-19 |
| 1275. | thanos (thanosmpath) | 123.10 | 98% | 2025-01-31 |
| 1276. | Aaron (arcfide) | 123.10 | 98% | 2016-06-22 |
| 1277. | Joan (pilky01) | 123.09 | 97% | 2015-02-26 |
| 1278. | Mira (mbi615) | 123.09 | 100% | 2018-11-14 |
| 1279. | Mariah (arcaisha) | 123.08 | 95% | 2013-11-11 |
| 1280. | maiko (maikoh) | 123.08 | 97% | 2024-03-31 |
| 1281. | funny (tesseractbeyond) | 123.08 | 98.2% | 2024-11-11 |
| 1282. | DraMaTiK (dr_amatik) | 123.08 | 96% | 2014-10-17 |
| 1283. | Steve (haxmatix) | 123.03 | 97% | 2016-05-21 |
| 1284. | Sundae (lazysundae) | 123.00 | 97% | 2016-03-21 |
| 1285. | Robin (robinthompin) | 122.98 | 98% | 2022-03-31 |
| 1286. | eric (supercire) | 122.98 | — | 2010-07-24 |
| 1287. | Jiahui (jumban) | 122.97 | 99% | 2013-07-25 |
| 1288. | Diego (diegowaffle) | 122.96 | 97% | 2011-07-06 |
| 1289. | (✿◠‿◠) (101202) | 122.95 | 99% | 2021-04-01 |
| 1290. | HudYA (hudyusuf) | 122.93 | 99% | 2025-03-09 |
| 1291. | SORRY JACK, EVO_X BACK !! (... | 122.93 | 19% | 2011-07-08 |
| 1292. | Xedra (xedra) | 122.93 | 96% | 2016-08-29 |
| 1293. | Snorlax (wildsnorlax) | 122.93 | 96% | 2013-10-27 |
| 1294. | Nikola (p4nd0) | 122.92 | 99% | 2024-12-30 |
| 1295. | Sanky (sanky) | 122.91 | 96% | 2013-12-18 |
| 1296. | abg (alwaysimprove) | 122.91 | 99% | 2017-12-12 |
| 1297. | Ian (iabels) | 122.90 | 97% | 2012-10-21 |
| 1298. | Kris (st_kia) | 122.89 | 100% | 2023-11-10 |
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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 |