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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12593. | Wandon (wandon) | 87.15 | 96.5% | 2025-04-14 |
| 12594. | yesman (yesman9527) | 87.15 | 98% | 2021-11-29 |
| 12595. | Marko (alchemist1) | 87.15 | 95% | 2013-04-30 |
| 12596. | William (wponds6) | 87.15 | 96% | 2015-10-22 |
| 12597. | lkary (lkary) | 87.14 | 97% | 2021-07-14 |
| 12598. | aureamediocritas (aureamedi... | 87.14 | 98% | 2025-07-03 |
| 12599. | evco (evco) | 87.14 | 99% | 2025-04-28 |
| 12600. | Ivan (roboterlein) | 87.14 | 97% | 2017-09-12 |
| 12601. | Evan (ehawkn) | 87.14 | 99% | 2024-06-13 |
| 12602. | Lolmegaxd1 (lolmegaxd1) | 87.14 | 98% | 2018-12-12 |
| 12603. | Apathy (apathyy) | 87.14 | 96% | 2021-09-30 |
| 12604. | ionut (ionut_red) | 87.14 | 96% | 2021-12-29 |
| 12605. | Phi (swoj11) | 87.14 | 95% | 2013-01-14 |
| 12606. | mand (antonis_24) | 87.14 | 96% | 2018-10-31 |
| 12607. | None (saucy_) | 87.14 | 96% | 2012-03-09 |
| 12608. | Ish (asdfwhatyouknow) | 87.14 | 97% | 2017-02-22 |
| 12609. | amoz r (amoz11) | 87.13 | 95% | 2021-05-25 |
| 12610. | Awakqn (awakqnn) | 87.13 | 94.5% | 2023-12-07 |
| 12611. | danielslow__ (danielslow__) | 87.13 | 96% | 2025-04-30 |
| 12612. | angel (jayfeather4eva) | 87.13 | 97% | 2025-04-02 |
| 12613. | BB (bb_lil) | 87.13 | 95.5% | 2024-04-04 |
| 12614. | glaba (glaba) | 87.13 | 90% | 2013-01-20 |
| 12615. | Jeff (tenacious_20) | 87.13 | 99% | 2026-01-07 |
| 12616. | james (wizardywitch) | 87.13 | 97% | 2019-06-07 |
| 12617. | Kevin (yurts) | 87.13 | 96% | 2022-07-08 |
| 12618. | Asureaxez (asureaxez) | 87.13 | 95% | 2022-03-06 |
| 12619. | DeitySenpai (deitysenpai) | 87.13 | 97% | 2020-12-26 |
| 12620. | K (ksil_razor) | 87.13 | 96% | 2020-10-13 |
| 12621. | Tarun (nice_tarun_4_u_1987) | 87.13 | — | 2011-03-27 |
| 12622. | Mostafa Ahmed (mostafa_22) | 87.12 | 97% | 2026-04-04 |
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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 |