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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9425. | :| (hipparcos) | 91.54 | 97% | 2016-12-04 |
| 9426. | kc (kc067) | 91.53 | 99% | 2024-02-05 |
| 9427. | pale blues (londonparisnyc) | 91.53 | 96% | 2012-06-27 |
| 9428. | DaCaN (dacan) | 91.53 | 99% | 2024-07-07 |
| 9429. | slowdown plz (abulkhairi) | 91.53 | 98% | 2018-01-19 |
| 9430. | Garrett (fallencatzz) | 91.52 | 97% | 2023-05-17 |
| 9431. | Moye (moyoka) | 91.52 | 97% | 2021-01-25 |
| 9432. | GOR (nathangorr) | 91.52 | 97% | 2019-03-12 |
| 9433. | Brandon Davis (bmdavis) | 91.52 | 97% | 2023-08-23 |
| 9434. | Vincent (vincentjm) | 91.52 | 98.8% | 2024-03-21 |
| 9435. | lvs (psychosomatic) | 91.52 | 98% | 2020-11-13 |
| 9436. | Mateusz (kalorymetr) | 91.52 | 97% | 2012-07-30 |
| 9437. | JT (xstacy) | 91.52 | 95% | 2012-09-30 |
| 9438. | chom (chomchomchomchomchom) | 91.51 | 98% | 2021-10-25 |
| 9439. | Sid (cynocid) | 91.51 | 97% | 2022-03-16 |
| 9440. | Warren (warrenwangtennis) | 91.51 | 97% | 2017-07-28 |
| 9441. | Howard (howardpx2016) | 91.50 | 98% | 2014-11-19 |
| 9442. | David (xifu) | 91.50 | 97% | 2020-04-16 |
| 9443. | G (yursefin) | 91.50 | 97% | 2012-06-05 |
| 9444. | Tyler (tjang) | 91.50 | 97% | 2019-05-30 |
| 9445. | Martel (marty09) | 91.50 | 97% | 2012-08-07 |
| 9446. | Low (tortin286) | 91.49 | 95% | 2017-07-29 |
| 9447. | vvvvvvvv (vvvvvvvv81) | 91.49 | 98% | 2022-04-05 |
| 9448. | Nico (npvalerio8) | 91.49 | 97% | 2021-07-27 |
| 9449. | Tina ;)~~~~ (tinac) | 91.49 | 98% | 2011-07-16 |
| 9450. | Austin (ahn94) | 91.49 | 96% | 2015-06-23 |
| 9451. | Nyomi (nyomithevagabond) | 91.48 | 95% | 2014-11-12 |
| 9452. | Tyler (typeler) | 91.48 | 96% | 2020-05-08 |
| 9453. | Arie (buenobonsai) | 91.48 | 97.5% | 2021-03-02 |
| 9454. | Ed (raptorofli) | 91.48 | 96% | 2023-02-23 |
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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 |