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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13290. | Zane (zaneg) | 85.17 | 97% | 2018-11-17 |
| 13291. | Josh (xaryu) | 85.17 | 93% | 2012-10-18 |
| 13292. | Alexander (xxxaqxxx) | 85.17 | — | 2010-11-11 |
| 13293. | Nikolas (nomadz) | 85.17 | 98% | 2015-06-24 |
| 13294. | jakub (k3pa) | 85.16 | 97.6% | 2025-05-11 |
| 13295. | Aadil Gupta (aadil_gupta) | 85.16 | 97% | 2025-03-05 |
| 13296. | Asrielly (devilchilly) | 85.16 | 92% | 2015-01-09 |
| 13297. | coco (fatherless) | 85.16 | 97.1% | 2021-02-14 |
| 13298. | Drake (impo) | 85.16 | 97% | 2024-04-24 |
| 13299. | tstats[daball] (daball) | 85.16 | 97% | 2017-10-07 |
| 13300. | shonchiw123 (shonchiw123) | 85.15 | 97% | 2025-05-31 |
| 13301. | Abdullah (abdullahmo1995) | 85.15 | 96% | 2025-03-31 |
| 13302. | imbapingu (pingulul) | 85.15 | 97% | 2024-04-18 |
| 13303. | Nacho (nqcho) | 85.15 | 98.2% | 2024-10-02 |
| 13304. | Adrian (ianic_) | 85.15 | 97% | 2023-03-17 |
| 13305. | lol (oknoted) | 85.15 | 98.3% | 2024-04-06 |
| 13306. | FlankStrikes (flankstrikes) | 85.14 | 96% | 2024-02-08 |
| 13307. | Foo (typertest2) | 85.14 | 96% | 2016-12-27 |
| 13308. | Burburry (aa_cup) | 85.14 | 96% | 2022-10-23 |
| 13309. | armand_df (armand_df) | 85.14 | 96% | 2023-06-23 |
| 13310. | Garuḍá (dualshocksparta) | 85.14 | 99% | 2023-11-13 |
| 13311. | (svary) | 85.14 | 98% | 2021-04-23 |
| 13312. | Dave (hankatola) | 85.14 | 95% | 2016-09-13 |
| 13313. | Ahmad (zoz201) | 85.14 | 96% | 2017-12-26 |
| 13314. | Blastknight (mwilcox1) | 85.14 | 97% | 2013-07-31 |
| 13315. | Jeff (psychohazard) | 85.14 | 95% | 2016-08-25 |
| 13316. | Abhideep (imabhideep) | 85.13 | 98% | 2024-06-16 |
| 13317. | Megan (megceratops) | 85.13 | 99% | 2022-01-30 |
| 13318. | Marlon (maxthier) | 85.13 | 98% | 2024-11-29 |
| 13319. | Tim (ohzson) | 85.13 | 97% | 2018-02-14 |
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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 |