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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12169. | James (jamesh0pe) | 86.81 | 98% | 2023-02-13 |
| 12170. | ilo_o (liuan) | 86.81 | 97.9% | 2023-10-04 |
| 12171. | leta (tukis) | 86.81 | 98% | 2014-03-25 |
| 12172. | Victor (vvega) | 86.81 | 95% | 2012-12-01 |
| 12173. | Alexander (doskido) | 86.80 | 98% | 2018-07-24 |
| 12174. | Tom (zukil) | 86.80 | 98% | 2025-03-07 |
| 12175. | Fadosa (fadosa) | 86.80 | 98% | 2022-02-20 |
| 12176. | Surendra (surendrakc) | 86.80 | 91% | 2017-05-02 |
| 12177. | SkyNotBlueEnough (plsnbe) | 86.79 | 98% | 2024-10-06 |
| 12178. | devr (devr) | 86.79 | 99% | 2024-05-11 |
| 12179. | hannah (hannahhhunt) | 86.79 | 96% | 2021-09-14 |
| 12180. | Memat (memat) | 86.79 | 98% | 2023-03-14 |
| 12181. | Shmooky (scrotemstomper) | 86.79 | 99% | 2020-11-20 |
| 12182. | Michelle (mzpinkygirl21) | 86.79 | 93% | 2015-07-08 |
| 12183. | Jai (jaikkuli) | 86.79 | — | 2011-01-21 |
| 12184. | Rey (reybenedicto06) | 86.79 | 97% | 2013-02-19 |
| 12185. | EX (exkz) | 86.78 | 97% | 2017-09-19 |
| 12186. | Edwin (nightseas) | 86.78 | 96% | 2014-02-22 |
| 12187. | Adi (a_yeti) | 86.78 | 97.9% | 2024-05-15 |
| 12188. | Brian (sanbri) | 86.78 | 98% | 2018-06-29 |
| 12189. | Robert (vadskajagheta) | 86.78 | 97% | 2014-06-03 |
| 12190. | Brent (spuriousgeorge) | 86.78 | 98% | 2014-01-27 |
| 12191. | sudu (clockmen) | 86.77 | 99% | 2025-03-10 |
| 12192. | quadrate (quadrate) | 86.77 | 96.8% | 2024-09-13 |
| 12193. | hedgehogging_ftw (hedgehogg... | 86.77 | 98% | 2024-08-15 |
| 12194. | Choco (choco22) | 86.77 | 96% | 2021-10-25 |
| 12195. | Gabriel (dsgab) | 86.77 | 95.4% | 2023-08-14 |
| 12196. | MR. HARDLY EVER (superrare) | 86.77 | 96% | 2017-01-09 |
| 12197. | Emir (wandersonnn) | 86.76 | 97.9% | 2024-09-15 |
| 12198. | milan777 (milan888) | 86.76 | 95.6% | 2024-05-17 |
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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 |