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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16482. | Chris (ctmfrs) | 75.19 | 91% | 2013-10-23 |
16483. | Tony (bak2r) | 75.19 | 96% | 2018-09-05 |
16484. | Kevin (vin15) | 75.19 | — | 2010-11-16 |
16485. | Jan (robinsonian) | 75.19 | 90% | 2012-11-17 |
16486. | Christina (peanut0718) | 75.19 | 98% | 2019-03-22 |
16487. | joelromero012415@yahoo.com.... | 75.19 | 96% | 2015-07-09 |
16488. | Koji (kdijkwel) | 75.18 | 94% | 2013-08-15 |
16489. | Max (evoctus) | 75.18 | 95% | 2019-11-13 |
16490. | erfan (erfan561) | 75.18 | 95.9% | 2023-12-08 |
16491. | ishakan (ishakan) | 75.18 | 96% | 2021-03-14 |
16492. | John (jsnm59) | 75.18 | 96% | 2012-01-02 |
16493. | Piyush (piyush41y08h) | 75.18 | 97% | 2023-09-18 |
16494. | Herman (hermantam) | 75.18 | 96% | 2018-06-23 |
16495. | Wenny (wenny_) | 75.18 | 99% | 2019-04-17 |
16496. | Natapon (tetracarboxylic) | 75.18 | 96% | 2018-08-18 |
16497. | sal the penguin pal (bigboy... | 75.18 | 93% | 2016-09-11 |
16498. | Marie (takeoffyourf4e) | 75.17 | 97% | 2024-03-25 |
16499. | Alan (alan2406) | 75.17 | 97% | 2024-03-06 |
16500. | KeksKuh (kekskuh) | 75.17 | 97% | 2018-01-22 |
16501. | Tuan (tuan) | 75.17 | 99% | 2012-10-10 |
16502. | Cat (pliva) | 75.17 | 90% | 2013-11-29 |
16503. | nxg2012 (nxg2012) | 75.17 | 93% | 2012-08-19 |
16504. | David (kahnmd35) | 75.17 | 98% | 2016-09-01 |
16505. | Titus (dsouzatitus) | 75.17 | — | 2010-09-12 |
16506. | william (willi30124) | 75.16 | 96% | 2022-01-19 |
16507. | Priyanshu (neo_trinity) | 75.16 | 97% | 2022-01-13 |
16508. | epicface (adowoable) | 75.16 | 96% | 2022-03-08 |
16509. | Jonathan (spiddypoorson) | 75.16 | — | 2010-11-27 |
16510. | Nasrul (nastha) | 75.16 | 92% | 2017-02-17 |
16511. | Gian (gian) | 75.16 | — | 2010-06-28 |
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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 |