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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41815. | Anjal (deadashell) | 51.04 | 96% | 2021-10-09 |
| 41816. | Chris (stylesuxx) | 51.04 | 91% | 2013-10-22 |
| 41817. | phan (phandung122) | 51.04 | 94% | 2014-12-05 |
| 41818. | oop (stantvxq) | 51.03 | 96% | 2020-09-14 |
| 41819. | Pasta (pastapaladsss) | 51.03 | 99% | 2020-12-23 |
| 41820. | p (r_a_d) | 51.02 | 96% | 2024-05-18 |
| 41821. | Jarrod (jelh) | 51.02 | 96% | 2020-11-28 |
| 41822. | Galaxy (galaxyzero) | 51.02 | 96% | 2017-07-07 |
| 41823. | Akash (akashagr) | 51.02 | 91% | 2016-10-23 |
| 41824. | Jazzper (jazzper220) | 51.01 | 96% | 2024-08-24 |
| 41825. | IAm (iamvip2508) | 51.01 | 90% | 2012-05-26 |
| 41826. | Nick (nickja) | 51.01 | 96% | 2014-04-07 |
| 41827. | Bob the Builder (thelegenda... | 51.00 | 95% | 2025-03-20 |
| 41828. | Mafsguy (sujin_norman) | 51.00 | 96% | 2024-03-23 |
| 41829. | Basil (brain1989) | 51.00 | 94% | 2016-12-09 |
| 41830. | anny (sweet_anny) | 51.00 | 97% | 2014-02-27 |
| 41831. | dabpenalt (dabpenalt) | 50.99 | 94% | 2025-01-29 |
| 41832. | Reuben (reubenvm) | 50.99 | 95% | 2024-11-19 |
| 41833. | Sheldon (smiths776) | 50.99 | 94% | 2015-04-28 |
| 41834. | Tsus (tsuschie) | 50.99 | 95.7% | 2024-03-03 |
| 41835. | Tom (ax99) | 50.99 | 96.6% | 2023-12-18 |
| 41836. | Kage (jgkage) | 50.99 | 95% | 2021-01-12 |
| 41837. | Pawel (tentyppaul) | 50.99 | 92% | 2015-05-11 |
| 41838. | Tejas (tejastaori) | 50.99 | — | 2011-02-06 |
| 41839. | Randy Harris (theshow333) | 50.98 | 96.5% | 2025-04-02 |
| 41840. | Veer Pratap Singh (veerprat... | 50.98 | 93% | 2024-03-09 |
| 41841. | Indras Liers (indras_liers) | 50.98 | 94% | 2024-11-19 |
| 41842. | Oskar Atkinson (wesn) | 50.98 | 97% | 2024-09-18 |
| 41843. | graeme (donaldson906) | 50.98 | 88% | 2012-05-11 |
| 41844. | Alana (alana3004) | 50.98 | 95% | 2013-12-17 |
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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 |