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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28650. | tzara (ishmamzarif) | 68.81 | 97.7% | 2024-04-03 |
| 28651. | online (bushyhak) | 68.81 | 98.6% | 2024-11-20 |
| 28652. | Bhariq (bhariq) | 68.81 | 95.5% | 2024-06-07 |
| 28653. | Dan (dr_choi) | 68.81 | 96% | 2021-01-24 |
| 28654. | Gee (gprs) | 68.81 | 84% | 2015-03-30 |
| 28655. | Erin (erin5222) | 68.81 | 93% | 2013-05-22 |
| 28656. | Tomasz (h3r3tic) | 68.81 | — | 2010-06-19 |
| 28657. | baker (bm_anas) | 68.81 | 96% | 2012-07-13 |
| 28658. | Nicholas (k1ngp1n88) | 68.80 | 94.7% | 2025-02-26 |
| 28659. | Tri Dung (phantridung123) | 68.80 | 95% | 2021-09-19 |
| 28660. | madkang (madkang) | 68.80 | 97% | 2025-06-02 |
| 28661. | Organic (darylbu) | 68.80 | 92% | 2014-03-10 |
| 28662. | Jerry (typing_goat123) | 68.80 | 96% | 2023-03-03 |
| 28663. | Zachary (koz62) | 68.80 | 98.1% | 2024-08-28 |
| 28664. | Lee (phyzix) | 68.80 | 96.7% | 2024-10-27 |
| 28665. | Jonathan (genjuroz) | 68.80 | 88% | 2012-10-28 |
| 28666. | LET ME COOk (lettmecook) | 68.79 | 95% | 2025-03-11 |
| 28667. | RoyJoy (royjoy) | 68.79 | 96% | 2025-01-29 |
| 28668. | you are cooked (shaciswack) | 68.79 | 97.9% | 2025-04-09 |
| 28669. | Mato (metiu07) | 68.79 | 96% | 2020-12-21 |
| 28670. | Luke (lrgotmilk) | 68.79 | 94% | 2013-07-21 |
| 28671. | Eatran (mxl102130067) | 68.79 | 97.5% | 2024-02-03 |
| 28672. | Ed (asdf2) | 68.79 | 98% | 2023-03-17 |
| 28673. | vtmr (vtmr) | 68.79 | 90% | 2015-04-15 |
| 28674. | Tony (nafahmidi) | 68.79 | — | 2010-07-06 |
| 28675. | Jasey (jaseythesloth) | 68.79 | 91% | 2013-09-23 |
| 28676. | Simon (sifreshz) | 68.79 | 95% | 2014-12-03 |
| 28677. | Ivan (elessarbre) | 68.79 | 97% | 2019-03-07 |
| 28678. | Tinyboyisaac (tinyboyisaac) | 68.78 | 95.3% | 2024-10-21 |
| 28679. | Shubham (shubh09) | 68.78 | 94% | 2015-02-02 |
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| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
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| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
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| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |