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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15374. | wasian (wasian_) | 82.04 | 97.2% | 2023-10-17 |
| 15375. | wabdeali (wabdeali) | 82.04 | 98% | 2020-05-27 |
| 15376. | AFS (justcruzin) | 82.04 | 93% | 2016-09-16 |
| 15377. | kg (kashg) | 82.03 | 97% | 2025-05-26 |
| 15378. | ^_^ (likeshiau) | 82.03 | — | 2010-10-04 |
| 15379. | sean (sean____) | 82.03 | 97% | 2024-05-04 |
| 15380. | jace (oakmont) | 82.03 | 94.9% | 2024-06-01 |
| 15381. | RoundCustard (dragontunglam) | 82.03 | 98.3% | 2023-12-19 |
| 15382. | ThockCheese (regularcelebra... | 82.02 | 96.6% | 2025-03-30 |
| 15383. | Nick (proskillz360) | 82.02 | 96% | 2024-04-15 |
| 15384. | Kelp (klaptep) | 82.02 | 98% | 2024-09-06 |
| 15385. | hari (harisudewa) | 82.02 | 97% | 2021-08-19 |
| 15386. | EL (elbarto625) | 82.02 | 97.8% | 2024-04-18 |
| 15387. | Vim (vimb0tch) | 82.02 | 92% | 2013-09-05 |
| 15388. | Settthawut (iaunracer) | 82.02 | 95% | 2015-02-23 |
| 15389. | Emmett (olea9691) | 82.02 | — | 2010-07-21 |
| 15390. | Skrunch (skrunch) | 82.01 | 97% | 2024-12-19 |
| 15391. | PapaJohn (creamchese) | 82.01 | 97% | 2024-12-20 |
| 15392. | 3000 cycles I missed you (r... | 82.01 | 98% | 2025-02-22 |
| 15393. | HF (hfeldman) | 82.01 | 95.1% | 2025-01-24 |
| 15394. | iep (iebeaux) | 82.01 | 97% | 2022-06-14 |
| 15395. | Jakub (arpel) | 82.01 | 96% | 2021-10-23 |
| 15396. | Maryanne (seakist) | 82.01 | 98% | 2023-04-13 |
| 15397. | Mike (migpok35) | 82.01 | 98% | 2017-09-22 |
| 15398. | jaggu (jaggu94) | 82.01 | 97% | 2017-11-28 |
| 15399. | fabrice (bmoyobooo) | 82.00 | 95% | 2025-04-07 |
| 15400. | diego (dast) | 82.00 | 98% | 2024-08-05 |
| 15401. | Harrison (kyeuko) | 82.00 | 96% | 2022-01-06 |
| 15402. | Phaysik (phaysik) | 82.00 | 97% | 2023-01-20 |
| 15403. | Freowy (freowy) | 82.00 | 98% | 2021-06-05 |
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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 |