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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23932. | Jenn (jbmoak) | 62.31 | 96% | 2023-07-22 |
23933. | Teratti (teratti) | 62.31 | 86% | 2017-05-30 |
23934. | Adam (apollo1) | 62.31 | 94% | 2013-02-05 |
23935. | TYPING LOVER (at0z) | 62.30 | 99% | 2023-12-29 |
23936. | zbee :] (449783) | 62.30 | 96% | 2024-03-05 |
23937. | Gon (frixgon) | 62.30 | 96% | 2021-08-21 |
23938. | Maxi (maxi) | 62.30 | 95% | 2015-02-07 |
23939. | joy (azirat) | 62.30 | 95% | 2013-05-15 |
23940. | Dylan (aznsoulz) | 62.29 | 89% | 2015-12-14 |
23941. | AnYujin (anyujin) | 62.29 | 96% | 2024-01-28 |
23942. | Carlos (skabe79) | 62.29 | 96.1% | 2023-12-08 |
23943. | Muhammad Musharaf (musharaf35) | 62.29 | 96% | 2023-01-27 |
23944. | Yahyobek (yahyobek) | 62.29 | 96% | 2024-02-08 |
23945. | SImo (__simo__) | 62.29 | 97% | 2023-01-14 |
23946. | Edrick (beezdrickz) | 62.29 | 95% | 2019-09-23 |
23947. | saqib (saqib19) | 62.29 | 95% | 2011-07-26 |
23948. | greecetina (greecetina) | 62.28 | 97% | 2012-06-25 |
23949. | Feteru (feteru) | 62.28 | 96% | 2012-01-13 |
23950. | Himanshu (himanshu.matta30@... | 62.27 | 95% | 2013-11-08 |
23951. | Dat (thanhdattqc) | 62.27 | 97% | 2024-01-14 |
23952. | Sergei (tsvetkov) | 62.27 | 96% | 2023-07-22 |
23953. | Calvin (realorideal) | 62.27 | 90% | 2013-07-05 |
23954. | Chiller (chillerghost) | 62.26 | 97% | 2024-02-13 |
23955. | Yeongung (yeongung_kim) | 62.26 | 93.7% | 2023-10-18 |
23956. | Nicholas (ballermayne) | 62.26 | 91% | 2012-12-11 |
23957. | Michael (michaell018) | 62.26 | 96% | 2021-11-17 |
23958. | Ozan (homtiri) | 62.26 | 93% | 2012-02-25 |
23959. | Frank (frankthechamp) | 62.26 | 98% | 2012-08-04 |
23960. | ElmoorI (elmoori) | 62.25 | 94% | 2023-06-11 |
23961. | Jay (ljestremera) | 62.25 | 96% | 2024-02-12 |
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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 |