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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12679. | Beebop (deepbeepbop) | 87.16 | 98.3% | 2024-03-20 |
| 12680. | bryn (bloxia) | 87.16 | 97.9% | 2024-12-05 |
| 12681. | James (jlightning) | 87.16 | 97% | 2021-12-08 |
| 12682. | Bob (bob_the_second) | 87.16 | 98.2% | 2024-10-16 |
| 12683. | thingy (vibrantsun) | 87.16 | 98% | 2022-05-09 |
| 12684. | Munir (munirgkm) | 87.16 | 97% | 2021-09-02 |
| 12685. | Alnoor (snowkoan) | 87.16 | 89% | 2011-08-24 |
| 12686. | Nutter (nutterwithbutter) | 87.16 | 92% | 2016-06-13 |
| 12687. | shermen (shermn) | 87.15 | 98.6% | 2025-05-20 |
| 12688. | crstaien (crstaien) | 87.15 | 97.9% | 2024-03-12 |
| 12689. | Typomaster (hello_i_am_hi) | 87.15 | 98.3% | 2024-08-04 |
| 12690. | Beruka (berukah) | 87.15 | 97% | 2024-03-05 |
| 12691. | Wandon (wandon) | 87.15 | 96.5% | 2025-04-14 |
| 12692. | yesman (yesman9527) | 87.15 | 98% | 2021-11-29 |
| 12693. | Marko (alchemist1) | 87.15 | 95% | 2013-04-30 |
| 12694. | William (wponds6) | 87.15 | 96% | 2015-10-22 |
| 12695. | lkary (lkary) | 87.14 | 97% | 2021-07-14 |
| 12696. | aureamediocritas (aureamedi... | 87.14 | 98% | 2025-07-03 |
| 12697. | evco (evco) | 87.14 | 99% | 2025-04-28 |
| 12698. | Ivan (roboterlein) | 87.14 | 97% | 2017-09-12 |
| 12699. | Evan (ehawkn) | 87.14 | 99% | 2024-06-13 |
| 12700. | Lolmegaxd1 (lolmegaxd1) | 87.14 | 98% | 2018-12-12 |
| 12701. | Apathy (apathyy) | 87.14 | 96% | 2021-09-30 |
| 12702. | ionut (ionut_red) | 87.14 | 96% | 2021-12-29 |
| 12703. | Phi (swoj11) | 87.14 | 95% | 2013-01-14 |
| 12704. | mand (antonis_24) | 87.14 | 96% | 2018-10-31 |
| 12705. | None (saucy_) | 87.14 | 96% | 2012-03-09 |
| 12706. | Ish (asdfwhatyouknow) | 87.14 | 97% | 2017-02-22 |
| 12707. | amoz r (amoz11) | 87.13 | 95% | 2021-05-25 |
| 12708. | Awakqn (awakqnn) | 87.13 | 94.5% | 2023-12-07 |
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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 |