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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5059. | Jeremy (flickyklicky) | 103.20 | 94% | 2013-02-25 |
| 5060. | 1time (1time4da1time) | 103.19 | 98.1% | 2024-10-10 |
| 5061. | Karim Alaswad (karim_alaswa... | 103.19 | 99% | 2023-03-08 |
| 5062. | bell (bellflower) | 103.19 | 96% | 2015-10-30 |
| 5063. | ActiveUnique (activeunique) | 103.19 | 97% | 2015-06-25 |
| 5064. | (jessealbert23) | 103.18 | 97% | 2012-06-27 |
| 5065. | (qlukeer) | 103.17 | 98.2% | 2024-03-29 |
| 5066. | 3st (dimigator) | 103.17 | 98% | 2022-07-15 |
| 5067. | Savaroni (savaroni) | 103.17 | 96.1% | 2021-02-19 |
| 5068. | Jon (zzrdvark) | 103.17 | 95% | 2012-05-16 |
| 5069. | (mq1993) | 103.17 | 95% | 2012-07-20 |
| 5070. | (lkb1) | 103.16 | 98% | 2022-03-07 |
| 5071. | Eric H (erichasegawa) | 103.16 | 97% | 2024-08-01 |
| 5072. | Kyozō (thegiantchip) | 103.16 | 98.6% | 2024-06-17 |
| 5073. | Ouiabou (tki_deneb) | 103.16 | 100% | 2016-08-29 |
| 5074. | (10bd02006) | 103.16 | 97% | 2015-04-25 |
| 5075. | Noireh (tirona_modhe) | 103.15 | 99% | 2025-04-21 |
| 5076. | Klog (klog53) | 103.15 | 97.4% | 2023-11-25 |
| 5077. | EtherealFog (etherealfog) | 103.15 | 98% | 2020-02-08 |
| 5078. | Jacob (zoticus) | 103.15 | 99% | 2016-08-19 |
| 5079. | (yariyari) | 103.15 | 99% | 2013-02-14 |
| 5080. | Fast (kingeric) | 103.15 | 95% | 2011-12-20 |
| 5081. | argelfaster (foopoop) | 103.15 | 98% | 2011-06-20 |
| 5082. | (barzahd) | 103.15 | 95% | 2014-07-27 |
| 5083. | (txtxxu) | 103.14 | 89% | 2017-03-30 |
| 5084. | (musellk) | 103.14 | 96% | 2021-02-27 |
| 5085. | (zergrush) | 103.14 | — | 2011-04-21 |
| 5086. | (psachy) | 103.13 | 97.7% | 2024-02-10 |
| 5087. | Makailon (braumberger) | 103.13 | 100% | 2024-07-23 |
| 5088. | (bajablasted) | 103.13 | 98% | 2024-02-25 |
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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 |