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 |
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28208. | Jkyl (jkyl) | 55.35 | 95.2% | 2023-11-25 |
28209. | Andrew (android2102) | 55.35 | 92% | 2015-04-27 |
28210. | kyandiman (kyandiman) | 55.34 | 95% | 2024-02-17 |
28211. | LastSlice (cezara) | 55.34 | 97% | 2021-08-11 |
28212. | ARK (arkt1c) | 55.33 | 97.4% | 2024-01-03 |
28213. | Andrew (atwilson0729) | 55.33 | 93% | 2015-05-15 |
28214. | christian (christmarku) | 55.32 | 95% | 2023-12-30 |
28215. | Dylan (bigdickdoaz) | 55.32 | 95% | 2020-12-24 |
28216. | Lycentzia (lycentzia) | 55.32 | 97% | 2017-11-13 |
28217. | Bart (bartv) | 55.32 | 95% | 2013-09-19 |
28218. | Peter (p.czigany@gmail.com) | 55.32 | 98% | 2014-11-26 |
28219. | DrunkDeth (drunkdeth) | 55.31 | 94% | 2024-04-12 |
28220. | Brianna (yoongi534_) | 55.31 | 96% | 2024-03-11 |
28221. | Andrey (andreikav) | 55.31 | 97% | 2023-08-20 |
28222. | Chanokchon (mantarays) | 55.31 | 95% | 2022-01-27 |
28223. | Bibek (bbekdaiek88) | 55.31 | 97% | 2020-12-23 |
28224. | Rob (ebqs) | 55.30 | 94% | 2024-05-20 |
28225. | Stebla (yama_ste) | 55.30 | 93% | 2015-01-21 |
28226. | abdul (abdullateef4u) | 55.30 | 91% | 2016-02-03 |
28227. | hy (11hy12) | 55.29 | 94.3% | 2024-01-13 |
28228. | cfwood (cfwood36) | 55.29 | 96.2% | 2024-01-16 |
28229. | Alex (tmpd) | 55.29 | 93% | 2012-04-09 |
28230. | srikant (srikantdash) | 55.29 | 93% | 2013-03-06 |
28231. | Ben (ironlack) | 55.29 | 93% | 2014-09-18 |
28232. | Sochetra (chetrapnc) | 55.29 | 90% | 2016-08-11 |
28233. | whyneedmyname (whyme225) | 55.28 | 95% | 2024-02-20 |
28234. | Mostafa B. Albaik (scorp1811) | 55.28 | 95% | 2024-02-03 |
28235. | Carson (ikryptici) | 55.28 | 94% | 2019-09-23 |
28236. | William (imwilliamwu) | 55.28 | 96% | 2021-02-11 |
28237. | Simon (kotlinski) | 55.28 | 93% | 2012-05-05 |
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Default (English) | 70,097 | 81.38 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 89 | 92.00 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |