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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33883. | NOP (backman13) | 63.83 | 90% | 2015-06-07 |
| 33884. | morne (morneode) | 63.83 | 97% | 2023-03-26 |
| 33885. | Xian-Ming (xmkhoo20) | 63.83 | 97% | 2022-12-27 |
| 33886. | dober (ainokea) | 63.83 | 93% | 2012-03-15 |
| 33887. | kouchanman (kouchanman) | 63.83 | 93% | 2015-09-10 |
| 33888. | Marcin (redgda) | 63.83 | 97% | 2011-11-20 |
| 33889. | David (loki4747) | 63.82 | 94% | 2023-08-05 |
| 33890. | d (friar) | 63.82 | 94% | 2024-03-13 |
| 33891. | Justin (flamingtortilla) | 63.82 | 96% | 2024-10-01 |
| 33892. | Byutifuru (byutifuru) | 63.82 | 98% | 2020-11-11 |
| 33893. | Luis (luis87456) | 63.82 | 97.2% | 2024-01-04 |
| 33894. | Juan (wizardstark) | 63.82 | 97% | 2023-11-14 |
| 33895. | Robert (meph87) | 63.82 | 96.4% | 2024-11-21 |
| 33896. | ix4l (ix4l19) | 63.82 | 97.2% | 2024-06-28 |
| 33897. | A7md (implore) | 63.82 | 94% | 2018-12-13 |
| 33898. | kat (kat_aq) | 63.82 | 95% | 2013-05-13 |
| 33899. | Hoang (thaihuyhoang) | 63.81 | 97% | 2025-04-03 |
| 33900. | jayanth_c137 (jayanth_c137) | 63.81 | 96% | 2024-01-18 |
| 33901. | Ian (ewankopangalanko) | 63.81 | 96% | 2025-10-11 |
| 33902. | chris (chris_12) | 63.81 | 97.5% | 2024-06-01 |
| 33903. | hung146164 (hung146164) | 63.81 | 96.3% | 2024-07-16 |
| 33904. | A (taffing) | 63.81 | 96% | 2020-09-13 |
| 33905. | Zeldriz (zeldrizpiety_) | 63.81 | 95% | 2021-09-04 |
| 33906. | LordeQ (lordeq) | 63.81 | 96% | 2017-09-11 |
| 33907. | Sushil (ultimate_warrior) | 63.81 | 93% | 2015-05-25 |
| 33908. | Andi (nimrod007) | 63.81 | 94% | 2013-10-01 |
| 33909. | Biraat (biratracerrr_1) | 63.80 | 97% | 2026-03-27 |
| 33910. | Majed (vmajinv) | 63.80 | 97.1% | 2025-02-25 |
| 33911. | PeteZaroll (petezaroll) | 63.80 | 95% | 2024-04-05 |
| 33912. | PunkRockMonk (punkrockmonk) | 63.80 | 98% | 2025-02-28 |
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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 |