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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5765. | Fenix (isaac.hermens@gmail.... | 97.65 | 98% | 2014-09-13 |
5766. | Lk (lds110) | 97.65 | 95% | 2016-10-06 |
5767. | Konflicted (konflicted) | 97.65 | — | 2010-06-28 |
5768. | Sean (nighthawk42) | 97.64 | 99% | 2022-08-11 |
5769. | Josh (castnightwolf) | 97.64 | 97% | 2014-04-04 |
5770. | Agent (agenttyty) | 97.64 | 98% | 2018-04-19 |
5771. | Kaizero (kaizero) | 97.64 | 91% | 2016-10-25 |
5772. | Pepega (noquiterino) | 97.64 | 93% | 2017-05-19 |
5773. | Valgeir (buullsseye) | 97.63 | 99% | 2016-04-28 |
5774. | Andrew (akan2021) | 97.62 | 97% | 2023-03-23 |
5775. | TinumÃr (tinumir) | 97.62 | 99% | 2022-04-13 |
5776. | Erik (erla1012) | 97.62 | 95% | 2012-11-11 |
5777. | Elise (alyssea) | 97.62 | 98% | 2011-07-11 |
5778. | bboyjrad (bboyjrad) | 97.62 | 94% | 2012-04-28 |
5779. | Connor (9757) | 97.61 | 98.6% | 2023-12-24 |
5780. | Lex (lexlexlex) | 97.60 | 97% | 2017-07-26 |
5781. | slayerofthend (slayerofthend) | 97.59 | 97% | 2021-06-09 |
5782. | Mason (hyojin2k) | 97.59 | 98% | 2020-01-29 |
5783. | Dan (danpan) | 97.59 | 96% | 2015-12-06 |
5784. | Kyle (mainian) | 97.59 | 98% | 2013-03-15 |
5785. | Genghis (realadamsandler) | 97.58 | 97.1% | 2023-12-23 |
5786. | Dan (idevil) | 97.58 | 93% | 2013-01-19 |
5787. | Django (django_unchained) | 97.58 | 99% | 2016-07-07 |
5788. | skitter315 (skitter315) | 97.57 | 96% | 2021-09-02 |
5789. | fred (alfr6do) | 97.57 | 98% | 2022-04-28 |
5790. | odnihs (lightvolt) | 97.57 | 91% | 2015-10-06 |
5791. | Kainaru (kainaru) | 97.57 | — | 2010-12-06 |
5792. | patel to the metal (wildsv2) | 97.56 | 98% | 2023-05-20 |
5793. | Asturias (asturias) | 97.56 | — | 2010-08-21 |
5794. | James (chopstix94) | 97.56 | 98% | 2014-11-24 |
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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 |