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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29487. | Aaron (shadracon) | 65.80 | 91% | 2017-01-16 |
| 29488. | Joshua (jacan) | 65.80 | 93% | 2014-10-06 |
| 29489. | samuQWERTY (qwertysamu) | 65.79 | 97% | 2025-04-25 |
| 29490. | tstats[daula507] (daula507) | 65.79 | 96% | 2024-08-12 |
| 29491. | Nairi (nairiash) | 65.79 | 96% | 2021-09-04 |
| 29492. | David (dvdvmchmch) | 65.79 | 96% | 2022-03-21 |
| 29493. | Aleks (aleks8) | 65.79 | 98% | 2020-05-29 |
| 29494. | Jelly (jellyoxo123) | 65.78 | 96% | 2024-04-18 |
| 29495. | eqrfewfrewf (lepapacito) | 65.78 | 94% | 2024-02-08 |
| 29496. | Efryl Pandac (empzzz1) | 65.78 | 97% | 2024-08-25 |
| 29497. | ryah (rybaby) | 65.78 | 98% | 2023-12-19 |
| 29498. | Mahdi (iranshahi) | 65.78 | 97% | 2024-04-03 |
| 29499. | Mohammed (ledger67) | 65.78 | 96% | 2021-05-12 |
| 29500. | Akshat (kim375) | 65.78 | 95% | 2021-03-18 |
| 29501. | Hieu (zenmonk) | 65.78 | 97% | 2011-07-02 |
| 29502. | gail (gail_5rickman) | 65.78 | 96% | 2012-09-03 |
| 29503. | O_m_e_g_A (o_mega09) | 65.77 | 97% | 2025-05-11 |
| 29504. | Spencer Stephen Satornino (... | 65.77 | 96.1% | 2024-05-16 |
| 29505. | Senvidu (galaxy_slayer_zed) | 65.77 | 96.3% | 2024-10-30 |
| 29506. | HowlingLotusVT (howlinglotu... | 65.77 | 97% | 2024-12-27 |
| 29507. | Joe (joeuntd) | 65.77 | 96.4% | 2023-12-02 |
| 29508. | Tag (t4gyaar_) | 65.77 | 97% | 2024-09-25 |
| 29509. | seanypie (seanbarry86) | 65.77 | 95.2% | 2024-02-08 |
| 29510. | mansanmo (anmol_27) | 65.77 | 95.9% | 2023-12-19 |
| 29511. | mike (yyu2017) | 65.77 | 97.9% | 2025-02-20 |
| 29512. | Thenhow (thenhow) | 65.77 | 96% | 2024-04-05 |
| 29513. | max (soleimsen) | 65.77 | 96.6% | 2023-12-18 |
| 29514. | Big k (lawda) | 65.77 | 95% | 2022-03-06 |
| 29515. | John (jakw93) | 65.76 | 99% | 2022-01-14 |
| 29516. | Anesh (aneshsh) | 65.76 | 95% | 2017-03-06 |
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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 |