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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28593. | AM (amesh8301) | 69.02 | 96% | 2023-02-20 |
| 28594. | Marben (skidl0ck_kazaf) | 69.02 | 97% | 2021-01-10 |
| 28595. | Meme (helix487) | 69.02 | 94% | 2017-07-24 |
| 28596. | Ahmed (ahmedkotb) | 69.02 | — | 2011-03-17 |
| 28597. | hauhou (hauhou1) | 69.01 | 94.9% | 2025-02-09 |
| 28598. | Manny (mannythegoat_) | 69.01 | 97% | 2025-03-18 |
| 28599. | Jay (thanhdzax) | 69.01 | 96% | 2025-01-20 |
| 28600. | Adam (ajask) | 69.01 | 96.1% | 2024-05-30 |
| 28601. | doctor velociraptor (doctor... | 69.01 | 96.9% | 2024-01-14 |
| 28602. | CurB (cur_b) | 69.01 | 96% | 2021-12-12 |
| 28603. | Snow (nyx2805) | 69.01 | 96% | 2020-12-20 |
| 28604. | Chadlum (chadlum) | 69.01 | 98% | 2024-11-09 |
| 28605. | Macmed (macmed) | 69.01 | 93% | 2015-12-10 |
| 28606. | Debarghya (d33dy) | 69.01 | 87% | 2013-02-08 |
| 28607. | Majid (majid87) | 69.01 | — | 2011-03-02 |
| 28608. | Hailee (haileeshower) | 69.01 | 93% | 2016-06-28 |
| 28609. | AsianFlash (mbolosan) | 69.00 | 96% | 2022-03-03 |
| 28610. | Rafael (ruffy898) | 69.00 | 97.6% | 2024-08-16 |
| 28611. | bluepeabrain (bluepeabrain) | 69.00 | 96% | 2024-08-01 |
| 28612. | Ethan (ethanos42) | 69.00 | 96.1% | 2025-03-05 |
| 28613. | Simo (simo_) | 69.00 | 95% | 2016-06-10 |
| 28614. | Daniel (dtalamas24) | 69.00 | 96% | 2012-08-13 |
| 28615. | Eric (kyleisajew) | 69.00 | 96% | 2024-01-29 |
| 28616. | James (jamesls) | 69.00 | 94% | 2015-08-12 |
| 28617. | Mehul (mehul1211) | 69.00 | 98% | 2014-02-15 |
| 28618. | vuong (boneykute) | 69.00 | 95% | 2017-01-30 |
| 28619. | Jackdashdljshd (jasdkkjh) | 68.99 | 96% | 2024-12-31 |
| 28620. | tsutra (gliffyr) | 68.99 | 97% | 2024-10-20 |
| 28621. | Mikey (ciever) | 68.99 | 95.5% | 2024-03-21 |
| 28622. | LeoBro (leobro_) | 68.99 | 96% | 2023-12-23 |
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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 |