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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15871. | Chelsea (bbchlz) | 76.19 | 95% | 2019-01-11 |
15872. | anthony (antmak) | 76.19 | 96% | 2023-03-11 |
15873. | Fathan (fathanpathurijal) | 76.19 | 98% | 2023-04-04 |
15874. | Preston (hollywoodhero) | 76.19 | 96% | 2018-10-19 |
15875. | Vietnamese Typer (cuongnvci... | 76.19 | 98% | 2016-06-15 |
15876. | Kelly (pumpinz) | 76.19 | 96% | 2014-03-24 |
15877. | Natalie (paintingflowers) | 76.19 | — | 2010-06-15 |
15878. | noahrwilly (noahrwilly) | 76.19 | 97% | 2022-08-31 |
15879. | Kevin (iamthe1guy) | 76.18 | 99% | 2019-02-28 |
15880. | John Paulo (guehnwyvar) | 76.18 | 98% | 2023-04-08 |
15881. | yuwewewewe (yuwewewewe) | 76.18 | 96% | 2023-11-28 |
15882. | Dante (_trying) | 76.18 | 97% | 2019-09-10 |
15883. | Lambee (tundralegend) | 76.18 | 94% | 2019-02-01 |
15884. | Isidora (isidoradj) | 76.18 | 95% | 2016-05-23 |
15885. | Christian (bogge) | 76.18 | 96% | 2012-04-02 |
15886. | Rakita Rakita (kathirk) | 76.18 | 94% | 2013-12-13 |
15887. | ケニー (schnitzelbr0t) | 76.17 | 98% | 2022-01-17 |
15888. | fischld (tokiwa) | 76.17 | 96% | 2021-11-05 |
15889. | M Rizwan (rizwanm42) | 76.17 | 95% | 2014-02-14 |
15890. | joe (jwvv77) | 76.17 | 95% | 2017-11-23 |
15891. | Juan (juwan.najera17@outloo... | 76.17 | 98% | 2014-11-06 |
15892. | Bryan (deceased) | 76.17 | 94% | 2012-11-17 |
15893. | mmmr13 (mmmr13) | 76.16 | 97% | 2024-02-04 |
15894. | Hafiz (huseynoff) | 76.16 | 97% | 2023-02-03 |
15895. | D3LTA (d3lta) | 76.16 | 96% | 2016-07-21 |
15896. | CdlAwesomeMe (chanchoalpalo) | 76.15 | 98% | 2022-03-11 |
15897. | person (tumadreestahomo) | 76.15 | 97% | 2018-05-14 |
15898. | M (mrwiggles77) | 76.15 | 94% | 2016-01-14 |
15899. | Marius (techdifics12) | 76.15 | 95.8% | 2023-11-11 |
15900. | THATCHILD (thatchild) | 76.15 | 96% | 2020-10-08 |
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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 |