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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29961. | Rich (helmsrich) | 67.35 | — | 2011-04-18 |
| 29962. | Emil (zelciux) | 67.35 | 94% | 2018-09-14 |
| 29963. | Thang (thangnh) | 67.35 | 97% | 2020-04-20 |
| 29964. | Papu (apokeee) | 67.35 | 96% | 2021-06-28 |
| 29965. | OhYeaH (ohyeah333) | 67.34 | 95% | 2025-05-29 |
| 29966. | ║║╳V∃NZ╳║║ (v... | 67.34 | 92% | 2016-12-03 |
| 29967. | ivan (inovitski) | 67.34 | 97.6% | 2024-12-26 |
| 29968. | Eojin (eojin) | 67.34 | 95.2% | 2024-03-05 |
| 29969. | Meqan (mpuzia) | 67.34 | 97% | 2024-02-13 |
| 29970. | jay (jay_rock) | 67.34 | 94% | 2013-08-06 |
| 29971. | waifu (helpme_pls) | 67.34 | 97% | 2021-09-18 |
| 29972. | Nicholas (omzero) | 67.34 | 96% | 2024-03-11 |
| 29973. | David (flyingbuzz) | 67.34 | 87% | 2013-12-17 |
| 29974. | saeed (saeedhsv) | 67.33 | 96.8% | 2024-04-19 |
| 29975. | qwerty (_qwerty_123_) | 67.33 | 97% | 2023-11-30 |
| 29976. | Gourav (cagourav) | 67.33 | 96% | 2025-03-03 |
| 29977. | odyssey (nashfornow) | 67.32 | 96% | 2023-06-13 |
| 29978. | kittylover (kittylover03) | 67.32 | 98% | 2024-06-01 |
| 29979. | johndaly (johndaly) | 67.32 | 95% | 2024-06-07 |
| 29980. | Mykhailo (m96roman) | 67.32 | 97% | 2019-10-17 |
| 29981. | eXquiZite (exquizite) | 67.32 | 95% | 2012-08-23 |
| 29982. | Milk (saezos) | 67.32 | 95% | 2022-04-22 |
| 29983. | Haard (haard_26) | 67.32 | 96.3% | 2024-05-19 |
| 29984. | Ahmad Istatieh (ahmad_a_ist... | 67.32 | 96.8% | 2024-12-23 |
| 29985. | Wise (wisemaster1077) | 67.32 | 97% | 2025-06-22 |
| 29986. | Ankur (ankur94516) | 67.32 | 97.5% | 2024-03-16 |
| 29987. | Wyatt (the_midget_bear) | 67.32 | 97% | 2021-04-05 |
| 29988. | Youssef (marthey2) | 67.32 | 97% | 2019-05-10 |
| 29989. | peter (sk9nk12) | 67.32 | 98% | 2019-02-15 |
| 29990. | Milan Petrovic (milance1) | 67.31 | 96% | 2024-08-29 |
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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 |