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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13373. | Abdo (zxiest) | 84.84 | 95% | 2017-01-12 |
| 13374. | Lebron (lebananajames) | 84.84 | 97% | 2022-09-20 |
| 13375. | icy (freezing_icy) | 84.84 | 96.3% | 2024-05-27 |
| 13376. | Eric (unfazedglitch) | 84.84 | 95% | 2022-10-21 |
| 13377. | Bob (beachhut) | 84.83 | — | 2011-03-05 |
| 13378. | aculeasis (aculeasis) | 84.83 | 96.5% | 2024-01-07 |
| 13379. | Michael (fl4mx) | 84.83 | 96% | 2019-02-20 |
| 13380. | mitchell (trancemusicforrac... | 84.83 | 97% | 2020-12-27 |
| 13381. | yop (xuletinho) | 84.82 | 98% | 2024-01-30 |
| 13382. | Lenni (smoldepressedboi) | 84.82 | 97% | 2024-06-25 |
| 13383. | Colin (colinhvu) | 84.82 | 96% | 2023-02-03 |
| 13384. | sausage fingers (otterrr) | 84.82 | 98.2% | 2023-12-08 |
| 13385. | Yo (seatx2022) | 84.82 | 98% | 2022-11-15 |
| 13386. | Nat (nat221b) | 84.82 | 96% | 2023-02-20 |
| 13387. | mibby (drspock4ever) | 84.82 | 98% | 2011-07-22 |
| 13388. | Leen (pogopanda) | 84.82 | 96% | 2012-04-04 |
| 13389. | Aon (aondutta) | 84.81 | 96.1% | 2023-07-31 |
| 13390. | Zander (sponge_soap) | 84.81 | 98% | 2024-11-07 |
| 13391. | SofleV2Practice (soflev2pra... | 84.81 | 97% | 2024-05-16 |
| 13392. | sleepyapple (sleepyapple) | 84.81 | 96.7% | 2024-12-28 |
| 13393. | Madison (madisonslol) | 84.81 | 97% | 2024-01-30 |
| 13394. | Mordoe (mortenhb) | 84.81 | 97% | 2024-08-07 |
| 13395. | Earendil (ardamire) | 84.81 | 95.9% | 2025-02-16 |
| 13396. | Matthew (matthewrocks1231) | 84.81 | 91% | 2013-05-21 |
| 13397. | no (caffeinatedphoenix) | 84.81 | 98% | 2024-03-17 |
| 13398. | Dnoman (dnoman56) | 84.81 | 94% | 2013-09-07 |
| 13399. | Emil (emle10) | 84.80 | 94% | 2017-05-09 |
| 13400. | Kesa (waelve) | 84.80 | 99% | 2016-10-28 |
| 13401. | Ryan (rdeorio) | 84.80 | 99% | 2021-01-11 |
| 13402. | Gabriel (devlishro) | 84.80 | 95% | 2011-07-11 |
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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 |