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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34396. | Rifanda (aslipapan) | 63.19 | 96% | 2012-05-14 |
| 34397. | banksw21 (banksw21) | 63.18 | 97.7% | 2025-04-10 |
| 34398. | Mazen Wardy (speedy_pinky) | 63.18 | 99% | 2025-06-29 |
| 34399. | j1mp4rk (j1m_p4rk) | 63.18 | 96.6% | 2024-03-16 |
| 34400. | Double BK (double_bk) | 63.18 | 96% | 2024-09-25 |
| 34401. | jeshwan (jeshwann) | 63.18 | 94.5% | 2024-10-14 |
| 34402. | Jackson (kuzni001) | 63.18 | 95% | 2024-04-07 |
| 34403. | Drew (sandvichscribe) | 63.18 | 95.9% | 2024-08-11 |
| 34404. | JANAK PATEL (jp6610) | 63.18 | 98% | 2026-04-26 |
| 34405. | Andrew (tumadre123) | 63.18 | 95.1% | 2024-02-04 |
| 34406. | Relice (relice) | 63.18 | 96% | 2024-01-26 |
| 34407. | c466851 (c466851) | 63.18 | 97% | 2025-10-16 |
| 34408. | DC (dc_mk19) | 63.18 | 97% | 2021-02-16 |
| 34409. | Daniel (danielsabox) | 63.18 | 96% | 2020-12-26 |
| 34410. | brbrb (brbrb) | 63.18 | 98% | 2019-10-29 |
| 34411. | vel (velsullano) | 63.18 | 94% | 2016-01-31 |
| 34412. | Shally (shallybroken) | 63.17 | 96% | 2022-07-15 |
| 34413. | Jess (jessibanez) | 63.17 | 97% | 2024-05-28 |
| 34414. | Henry5544 (henry5544) | 63.17 | 95% | 2024-05-12 |
| 34415. | Filvin George (filvingeorge) | 63.17 | 98% | 2024-08-28 |
| 34416. | Mr. Types (vic6) | 63.17 | 94.6% | 2024-09-27 |
| 34417. | sage (33caj) | 63.17 | 97% | 2024-01-29 |
| 34418. | Fred (acerace) | 63.17 | 95% | 2012-09-18 |
| 34419. | THeQ (hero2218) | 63.16 | 95% | 2026-03-04 |
| 34420. | Hirun (hiruuuu) | 63.16 | 95% | 2024-07-25 |
| 34421. | shrapnel (shrapnelka) | 63.16 | 95.9% | 2024-12-17 |
| 34422. | diggitydog (pdunlap47) | 63.16 | 97% | 2024-09-09 |
| 34423. | Tacke (tacke_) | 63.16 | 96% | 2025-10-12 |
| 34424. | abby (abbydadams) | 63.16 | 97.3% | 2024-12-13 |
| 34425. | Shivansh (zneth) | 63.16 | 97.7% | 2023-12-10 |
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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 |