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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4027. | Cog (cogking) | 106.48 | 98.3% | 2025-01-10 |
| 4028. | Cau Be (caubelangthang) | 106.48 | 99% | 2021-04-24 |
| 4029. | Luc (lucc) | 106.48 | 97% | 2025-06-13 |
| 4030. | Namekuji (saltslug) | 106.48 | 98% | 2011-05-16 |
| 4031. | ego (egoductor) | 106.48 | 99% | 2014-10-10 |
| 4032. | Trucker Dan (danielbolt26) | 106.48 | 99% | 2016-07-08 |
| 4033. | Dan (danfn) | 106.48 | 92% | 2017-03-27 |
| 4034. | Veronica (veronica_xd) | 106.47 | 98.4% | 2025-02-14 |
| 4035. | SipJam (sipjam) | 106.47 | 97% | 2023-11-09 |
| 4036. | Choi (virtualsphere) | 106.46 | 98% | 2021-01-24 |
| 4037. | Zox (zoxide) | 106.46 | 97% | 2018-10-07 |
| 4038. | U-Zyn (uzyn) | 106.46 | 97% | 2013-06-14 |
| 4039. | aaaaaaaaa (shpetman) | 106.45 | 97% | 2018-05-28 |
| 4040. | Chieh (leejaypiqq) | 106.45 | 100% | 2019-05-04 |
| 4041. | CParse (bloodbuilds) | 106.44 | 99% | 2016-02-28 |
| 4042. | www.twitch.tv/happleton (el... | 106.44 | 97% | 2014-12-04 |
| 4043. | Ethan (waitblock) | 106.43 | 96% | 2022-03-30 |
| 4044. | ben (dayglue) | 106.43 | 98% | 2023-07-03 |
| 4045. | Do-Hyun (dkim00) | 106.42 | 99% | 2025-04-16 |
| 4046. | ham (haaaaaaaam) | 106.42 | 97.3% | 2024-11-10 |
| 4047. | god v2 (awrta_) | 106.42 | 100% | 2024-02-02 |
| 4048. | Dan (42istheanswer) | 106.42 | 94% | 2012-10-10 |
| 4049. | James (bobloblawslawblog) | 106.40 | 97% | 2013-07-23 |
| 4050. | Susan (bubblebubble) | 106.40 | 94% | 2013-09-05 |
| 4051. | Skeel Atom (schkewlaton) | 106.39 | 97% | 2024-10-09 |
| 4052. | Dennis (ux2o2h) | 106.39 | 96% | 2013-05-24 |
| 4053. | Ahmed (amalhameli) | 106.38 | 97.8% | 2025-03-22 |
| 4054. | Cryochasm (cryochasm) | 106.38 | 97% | 2014-12-26 |
| 4055. | Evan (zuvlol) | 106.38 | 96% | 2013-01-28 |
| 4056. | smol car (justlearnedtotype) | 106.37 | 99% | 2024-07-01 |
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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 |