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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8169. | Daniel (lozand) | 90.96 | 99% | 2015-12-14 |
8170. | www (dieucra) | 90.96 | 95% | 2016-07-19 |
8171. | Cameu (cameu) | 90.95 | 98% | 2024-04-24 |
8172. | Joseph (josefmcbrosef) | 90.95 | 98% | 2022-02-22 |
8173. | yo dayo (ayamenakiri) | 90.95 | 99.7% | 2023-10-09 |
8174. | Michael (bannister) | 90.95 | 97% | 2011-11-29 |
8175. | casiofx83gt (casiofx83gt) | 90.94 | 95.4% | 2024-01-21 |
8176. | Kaim (14mkim) | 90.93 | 91% | 2013-08-28 |
8177. | lando (multilagio) | 90.92 | 97% | 2022-05-02 |
8178. | Nate (nhanzel) | 90.92 | 97% | 2021-11-14 |
8179. | Brandon (saosin) | 90.92 | 97% | 2013-03-22 |
8180. | Anahit (anachan17) | 90.92 | 97% | 2020-07-14 |
8181. | Christian (aid8) | 90.91 | 98% | 2023-08-17 |
8182. | Ham (hamtazmic) | 90.91 | 87% | 2013-10-30 |
8183. | Nur Hasmi (nurhasmi) | 90.91 | 93% | 2012-03-20 |
8184. | Siddesh (sid58) | 90.91 | 90% | 2017-04-16 |
8185. | rakesh_singh (rakesh_singh) | 90.90 | 97% | 2023-02-13 |
8186. | myself (sakib9) | 90.90 | 99% | 2024-04-02 |
8187. | nate (nate2936) | 90.90 | 97.6% | 2021-02-27 |
8188. | Rebecca (racerrebecca) | 90.90 | 98% | 2013-04-17 |
8189. | Satoru (satoru_gojo) | 90.89 | 97% | 2020-12-21 |
8190. | Jonathon (goodstuff11) | 90.88 | 97% | 2021-10-02 |
8191. | rohan (maverick_mind69) | 90.88 | 99% | 2023-08-31 |
8192. | Axcel (savitar20) | 90.87 | 98.8% | 2023-12-24 |
8193. | Stefano (shadereturn) | 90.87 | 98% | 2017-10-01 |
8194. | George (miixed01) | 90.87 | 95% | 2016-01-28 |
8195. | Lima (legit__mib) | 90.86 | 94% | 2016-05-06 |
8196. | Lucas (st3ezy) | 90.86 | 97% | 2023-12-01 |
8197. | ssiborg (ssiborg) | 90.86 | 97% | 2022-07-19 |
8198. | Th3BossC (th3bossc) | 90.86 | 96.9% | 2023-12-06 |
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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 |