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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12174. | ItzStam (itzstam) | 82.63 | 98% | 2020-09-18 |
12175. | Will (lynxwill_bov) | 82.63 | 97% | 2023-01-27 |
12176. | Dustin (dustindp99) | 82.63 | 97% | 2023-02-27 |
12177. | stijn (stimixer) | 82.63 | 96% | 2021-03-17 |
12178. | Canadian (killzaa) | 82.63 | 90% | 2015-04-07 |
12179. | EltColtz (eltcoltz_) | 82.62 | 97.7% | 2024-01-14 |
12180. | tstats[sweetapple6911] (swe... | 82.62 | 96.5% | 2023-11-14 |
12181. | AKLONTOP (ibrab00) | 82.62 | 97.9% | 2024-01-13 |
12182. | Csongor (flashrane) | 82.62 | 99% | 2022-06-05 |
12183. | stitcherking (stitcherking) | 82.62 | 96% | 2018-10-09 |
12184. | JJ (jj111) | 82.62 | 96% | 2019-05-24 |
12185. | Handri (baldkid) | 82.62 | 94% | 2016-07-07 |
12186. | Thomas (ashryx) | 82.61 | 96% | 2020-08-21 |
12187. | Dusan (dusanix) | 82.61 | 91% | 2016-07-17 |
12188. | Bobby (rradhak1) | 82.61 | 97% | 2018-10-04 |
12189. | Gavin (fuzzlightbeard) | 82.61 | 96% | 2016-07-27 |
12190. | Josh (joshmc333) | 82.60 | 91% | 2013-11-18 |
12191. | Aniket (aniketsanghi) | 82.60 | 97% | 2022-11-29 |
12192. | Patrik (pbody) | 82.60 | 97.1% | 2023-11-21 |
12193. | sillyboy (sillyboyva) | 82.60 | 97% | 2012-04-03 |
12194. | Timothy (typengo) | 82.59 | 97% | 2023-07-12 |
12195. | Russ (jrmtrumpet) | 82.59 | 98% | 2024-05-16 |
12196. | Jeff (zombification) | 82.59 | 95% | 2013-03-28 |
12197. | christian (wahing) | 82.59 | 94% | 2012-03-25 |
12198. | marco (nnmarco) | 82.58 | 96% | 2020-03-23 |
12199. | Big Papa (sovietinsidious) | 82.58 | 98% | 2020-01-16 |
12200. | Kenny (10chos) | 82.58 | 96% | 2019-10-30 |
12201. | gummi (gummi) | 82.58 | — | 2010-12-10 |
12202. | Brian (taters613) | 82.57 | 96% | 2024-03-14 |
12203. | Adrianus (dungonmahshoe) | 82.57 | 96% | 2022-03-23 |
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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 |