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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27835. | oO (nbfangyan) | 56.08 | 88% | 2011-06-21 |
27836. | Brett (l33tcakez) | 56.08 | 95% | 2012-09-14 |
27837. | Mahfuz (mahfuz12) | 56.07 | 93.4% | 2024-01-03 |
27838. | Erlan Jukeshovich (erlan1997) | 56.07 | 97% | 2023-11-13 |
27839. | KaaZerg (kaazergsc2) | 56.07 | 96% | 2023-11-26 |
27840. | Arnit (arnit) | 56.07 | 95% | 2023-11-15 |
27841. | MITHUNRAJ M (mithunraj) | 56.07 | 96.1% | 2023-11-27 |
27842. | (oartalk) | 56.07 | 98.1% | 2024-02-06 |
27843. | Cnoevil (cnoevil) | 56.07 | 94% | 2014-03-06 |
27844. | Ajay (ajaygp) | 56.07 | 94% | 2015-07-03 |
27845. | Noor Hundal (noorhundal21) | 56.06 | 97% | 2024-02-19 |
27846. | hpkns (hpkns) | 56.06 | 97.9% | 2024-01-13 |
27847. | dftba (_dftba_) | 56.06 | 97.9% | 2023-11-17 |
27848. | handybarus (handybarus@yaho... | 56.06 | 97% | 2013-09-16 |
27849. | kashif (kashifjawed786) | 56.06 | 94% | 2015-09-29 |
27850. | Jackie (jherrlin) | 56.06 | 95% | 2012-05-10 |
27851. | Noah (typer_noah) | 56.05 | 98% | 2022-03-24 |
27852. | daniel beale (dannyb719) | 56.05 | 97% | 2023-04-06 |
27853. | Deepak (deepak07) | 56.05 | 96% | 2024-02-05 |
27854. | Stephanie (stephanie83) | 56.05 | 97% | 2019-01-10 |
27855. | Jino (jinothomas) | 56.05 | 91% | 2012-07-22 |
27856. | DK (dkagustin) | 56.05 | 93% | 2014-05-11 |
27857. | Akoga (akoga) | 56.04 | 96.3% | 2024-04-02 |
27858. | MnM (mnm_0069) | 56.04 | 96% | 2023-12-19 |
27859. | Cliff (cliff_i_guess) | 56.04 | 97% | 2022-09-09 |
27860. | guill_mach (guill_mach) | 56.04 | 95% | 2022-12-31 |
27861. | dinh (dinhvantu110) | 56.04 | — | 2010-12-06 |
27862. | rita (rirota) | 56.04 | 96% | 2013-06-07 |
27863. | Luke (lhauflin) | 56.04 | 90% | 2013-03-07 |
27864. | Anthony (aconn90) | 56.03 | 89% | 2013-05-19 |
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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 |