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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14643. | Jeremiah (jgdude) | 78.30 | 96% | 2019-08-18 |
14644. | Aaron (tzemati) | 78.30 | 97% | 2019-06-28 |
14645. | uwunation (uwunation) | 78.30 | 98% | 2020-08-23 |
14646. | Jordan (jsford) | 78.30 | 98% | 2022-02-02 |
14647. | Hunter (hunter_da_man11) | 78.30 | 96% | 2022-01-29 |
14648. | kate (wimbleimble) | 78.30 | 97% | 2021-06-03 |
14649. | Sak (sakiii) | 78.30 | 95% | 2011-08-24 |
14650. | Lyam Katz (lyam_katz) | 78.29 | 96.7% | 2023-12-01 |
14651. | fake (a_rocky_rock) | 78.29 | 97% | 2021-02-26 |
14652. | Sonny (sonny2011) | 78.29 | 99% | 2013-11-11 |
14653. | VonHustler (vonhustler) | 78.28 | 97.2% | 2024-03-14 |
14654. | Angel (angtheavatar) | 78.28 | 98% | 2022-07-17 |
14655. | petrichoir (tejinara) | 78.28 | 98.3% | 2021-02-08 |
14656. | Fishy_Types (fishy_types) | 78.28 | 94% | 2021-04-28 |
14657. | aeouaoeu (slow_guy) | 78.28 | 96% | 2016-09-08 |
14658. | daniel (dannym91) | 78.28 | 96% | 2011-11-24 |
14659. | Mario (siftage) | 78.27 | 95% | 2023-05-29 |
14660. | Jaswinder (jaswinder1997) | 78.27 | 97% | 2023-05-22 |
14661. | IChun (lighttodie) | 78.27 | 95% | 2021-01-07 |
14662. | Sourav (yashsaha555) | 78.27 | 97.5% | 2024-02-24 |
14663. | Candice (cc_1217) | 78.27 | 96% | 2014-09-08 |
14664. | Tyler (zerio) | 78.26 | 94% | 2013-05-30 |
14665. | Daniel (kimster773) | 78.26 | 95% | 2021-03-14 |
14666. | ZorPieu_FoXXRay-HKM-37 (pet... | 78.26 | 97.4% | 2021-02-05 |
14667. | lexyum (lexyum) | 78.26 | 97% | 2016-12-05 |
14668. | Kevin (kevinturner) | 78.26 | 98% | 2017-08-01 |
14669. | Burt (burtjoneson) | 78.26 | 87% | 2013-12-11 |
14670. | Psychpath (psychpath) | 78.25 | 98% | 2023-12-10 |
14671. | HotDogRacer69 (eager69) | 78.25 | 97% | 2018-06-22 |
14672. | Đức (dinhduc2601) | 78.25 | 97% | 2017-09-07 |
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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 |