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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14817. | 🍋🍋🍋 (n3onlemonade) | 84.12 | 94.7% | 2023-09-22 |
| 14818. | therealmcoy (therealmcoy) | 84.12 | — | 2011-04-21 |
| 14819. | Guest (preytcool) | 84.11 | 96% | 2020-09-18 |
| 14820. | Matthew (swanson71) | 84.11 | 96% | 2014-08-14 |
| 14821. | ali-goes (alibookie) | 84.11 | 95% | 2022-11-04 |
| 14822. | Toxic (toxicbaby3000) | 84.11 | 96% | 2025-09-10 |
| 14823. | dane (gratedane) | 84.11 | 97.9% | 2024-03-29 |
| 14824. | john (primitive) | 84.11 | 97% | 2013-10-19 |
| 14825. | Jake (hyuk) | 84.11 | 96% | 2012-04-25 |
| 14826. | alex (alexmercer2) | 84.11 | 92% | 2013-12-11 |
| 14827. | Sint (sint11) | 84.10 | 98% | 2025-08-30 |
| 14828. | Alexander (alexderharry) | 84.10 | 99% | 2024-06-14 |
| 14829. | Giorgi (gromji) | 84.10 | 95.8% | 2024-03-02 |
| 14830. | Haseeb (haseeb_fa) | 84.10 | 97% | 2020-10-31 |
| 14831. | Carter (therealwhiterice) | 84.10 | 95% | 2021-08-24 |
| 14832. | Kex (kexlog) | 84.10 | 95% | 2016-08-14 |
| 14833. | Nam (nambct) | 84.09 | 97.4% | 2025-02-25 |
| 14834. | Raisa (raisat) | 84.09 | 96% | 2025-09-28 |
| 14835. | ariel (arielsoko) | 84.09 | 96% | 2021-06-26 |
| 14836. | Chaddley (chadracer69) | 84.09 | 97% | 2021-07-23 |
| 14837. | Corey (corstar97) | 84.09 | 98% | 2019-10-24 |
| 14838. | Song (zeyryu) | 84.09 | — | 2011-03-20 |
| 14839. | Jackie (jackiiexl0v3) | 84.09 | — | 2010-07-02 |
| 14840. | abbey (abbeyns) | 84.08 | 97% | 2021-12-11 |
| 14841. | OJ (ojop) | 84.08 | 98% | 2022-08-16 |
| 14842. | Nguyen Minh (dragontiti) | 84.08 | 97% | 2014-11-01 |
| 14843. | Martin (tumult) | 84.07 | 99% | 2021-09-24 |
| 14844. | Ashwin (ashr410) | 84.07 | 97% | 2022-04-20 |
| 14845. | f4llen (f4llen) | 84.07 | 96% | 2025-04-07 |
| 14846. | Mitch (consul) | 84.07 | 97% | 2024-11-27 |
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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 |