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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43743. | O (largetingz) | 51.81 | 96.2% | 2023-12-29 |
| 43744. | Al (alriad) | 51.81 | 95% | 2024-08-29 |
| 43745. | Ibrahim (platon) | 51.81 | 94% | 2019-05-01 |
| 43746. | Evan (evan_garcia) | 51.80 | 94.2% | 2025-04-04 |
| 43747. | gnat (gnatblue) | 51.80 | 95% | 2021-05-26 |
| 43748. | firstname (majedxyz) | 51.80 | 97% | 2021-01-22 |
| 43749. | Brian (brochefamily95) | 51.80 | — | 2011-03-02 |
| 43750. | John (peacockle) | 51.79 | 87% | 2016-04-25 |
| 43751. | asdadasfff (asdadasfff) | 51.79 | 94% | 2018-11-02 |
| 43752. | Kim (aquapizza) | 51.79 | 96.5% | 2025-04-05 |
| 43753. | ParthShahgg (parthshah07) | 51.79 | 95% | 2025-10-07 |
| 43754. | Rory (zzxy) | 51.79 | 96% | 2024-03-27 |
| 43755. | Ashish (ashk98) | 51.79 | 97.2% | 2024-02-16 |
| 43756. | Hremes (hremes) | 51.79 | — | 2011-03-28 |
| 43757. | omesh (panditaomesh) | 51.79 | 95% | 2012-08-05 |
| 43758. | Todd (mrswalin) | 51.79 | 98% | 2013-02-04 |
| 43759. | Muhannad (mu_gh) | 51.78 | 95.4% | 2024-12-27 |
| 43760. | Zarko (zarkoflo) | 51.78 | 94% | 2025-01-20 |
| 43761. | Eli (big33gang) | 51.78 | 95% | 2024-11-19 |
| 43762. | codebuster (codebuster420) | 51.78 | 94.1% | 2024-07-17 |
| 43763. | Tim (timbob5380) | 51.78 | 93% | 2020-05-29 |
| 43764. | Dzulfikar (dzulfikaraf) | 51.78 | 95% | 2015-12-05 |
| 43765. | Janari (janarijo) | 51.78 | 95% | 2013-05-22 |
| 43766. | Abhinav (dudeja55) | 51.77 | 94% | 2023-05-14 |
| 43767. | Brendan (fitzmagic) | 51.77 | 96% | 2024-07-24 |
| 43768. | Marky (mark_28) | 51.77 | 94.6% | 2024-03-24 |
| 43769. | Vim (vimtrain) | 51.77 | 95.9% | 2021-01-27 |
| 43770. | Heshy (heshy) | 51.77 | 96% | 2011-07-17 |
| 43771. | Nayeem (nh_nayeem) | 51.76 | 95% | 2022-09-13 |
| 43772. | Luna (lunanerd) | 51.76 | 99% | 2022-01-18 |
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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 |