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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19420. | Shreshth (thefoxwithanelytra) | 70.41 | 95.8% | 2021-02-17 |
19421. | Sven (pentaflux) | 70.41 | 91% | 2013-04-08 |
19422. | komaru (komaru) | 70.41 | 98% | 2016-11-09 |
19423. | joseph (jbriones15) | 70.41 | 95% | 2015-05-30 |
19424. | Shajahan (shajahan) | 70.41 | 95% | 2012-02-07 |
19425. | Ali (saaani) | 70.41 | 90% | 2012-08-12 |
19426. | GordonShumway (gordon_shumway) | 70.40 | 98% | 2024-02-06 |
19427. | Shan (shanisu) | 70.40 | 95.7% | 2024-04-16 |
19428. | Jealou Jay (jealoujay) | 70.40 | 99% | 2018-02-22 |
19429. | Ian (ianthetypist) | 70.40 | 96% | 2023-04-24 |
19430. | miranda (tfond) | 70.40 | 96.6% | 2024-02-19 |
19431. | Bryan (sonar90s) | 70.40 | 93% | 2016-09-12 |
19432. | Poink (poink_dvca) | 70.39 | 97% | 2023-11-15 |
19433. | Chris (dj_pappy) | 70.39 | 97% | 2023-09-15 |
19434. | LEO (leolelele) | 70.39 | 96% | 2023-11-23 |
19435. | Jennifer (jennifrawr) | 70.39 | 89% | 2012-05-11 |
19436. | pandu (pandu31) | 70.38 | 95.4% | 2024-02-28 |
19437. | David (felanee) | 70.38 | 93% | 2014-04-21 |
19438. | Tasmaniac (tasmanias) | 70.38 | 94% | 2023-11-11 |
19439. | Mại (mailinh) | 70.38 | 98% | 2013-11-12 |
19440. | WongTang (dalord44) | 70.38 | 95% | 2013-11-14 |
19441. | Jaeden (jaedenmoore) | 70.37 | 95% | 2024-05-15 |
19442. | Alicia (thereyougo153) | 70.37 | 93% | 2014-03-27 |
19443. | Dylan (dy66) | 70.37 | 97% | 2024-01-10 |
19444. | Cookie (cleancookie) | 70.37 | 96% | 2021-07-05 |
19445. | Lemuel (lemuelabellana84) | 70.37 | 96% | 2024-01-21 |
19446. | martin (martin642) | 70.37 | 98.3% | 2023-12-17 |
19447. | Khang (fireflies99) | 70.37 | 95% | 2015-04-10 |
19448. | Nate (noob4life) | 70.37 | — | 2010-07-06 |
19449. | Nguyen Thu Trang (ntt161) | 70.37 | 93% | 2013-10-21 |
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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 |