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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7639. | Andy (hysdina) | 96.51 | 96% | 2024-05-26 |
| 7640. | Rafale (the_ashman) | 96.51 | 97% | 2011-05-26 |
| 7641. | bryan (bryan1111) | 96.51 | 97.1% | 2024-01-04 |
| 7642. | Carrie (carriepatience) | 96.51 | 95% | 2014-07-19 |
| 7643. | Lolita (lolitalil) | 96.51 | 93% | 2011-10-07 |
| 7644. | FlameFrost (flamefrost) | 96.50 | 99% | 2022-07-02 |
| 7645. | jisi (coldstixx) | 96.50 | 97% | 2016-04-29 |
| 7646. | Artin (art9) | 96.50 | 98% | 2019-05-30 |
| 7647. | Kevin (yungwang) | 96.50 | 99% | 2021-11-30 |
| 7648. | Bruce Lee (bruceleeblackhole) | 96.50 | 99.3% | 2025-02-14 |
| 7649. | Rearia (rearia) | 96.50 | 97% | 2018-07-10 |
| 7650. | Sabit (sabittsdm) | 96.49 | 97% | 2025-06-16 |
| 7651. | Elude, evade, endure. (rsinal) | 96.49 | 97.1% | 2025-02-27 |
| 7652. | shiro (shirothing) | 96.49 | 97% | 2021-01-09 |
| 7653. | ceique (yogs) | 96.49 | 91% | 2013-09-20 |
| 7654. | Maize (maizerowan) | 96.49 | 96% | 2014-11-03 |
| 7655. | Jon (aznmafian) | 96.48 | 96% | 2025-04-25 |
| 7656. | Miyeon (rtmversed) | 96.48 | 97% | 2023-10-04 |
| 7657. | Zach (iceefox127) | 96.48 | 96% | 2020-01-11 |
| 7658. | Cristian (greatsuperpo) | 96.48 | 95% | 2022-10-10 |
| 7659. | BlankM (blankm) | 96.48 | 98% | 2018-10-13 |
| 7660. | Finch (ficxjo) | 96.48 | 96% | 2020-08-04 |
| 7661. | Alexander (snailno1) | 96.48 | 98% | 2018-11-05 |
| 7662. | Taklamakan (taklamakan) | 96.48 | 93% | 2012-10-27 |
| 7663. | Ed (thedouche) | 96.47 | 98% | 2024-08-09 |
| 7664. | Michael (mcal_speed_demon) | 96.47 | 99% | 2025-10-23 |
| 7665. | Adam (adam123321) | 96.47 | 97% | 2024-03-29 |
| 7666. | Slow Down (slingh) | 96.47 | 97% | 2025-08-20 |
| 7667. | April (alarmblip) | 96.47 | 98% | 2014-09-17 |
| 7668. | TheMonitor (ooonitor) | 96.46 | 96.5% | 2024-09-28 |
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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 |