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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1719. | Chris (kizzx2) | 117.36 | 92% | 2014-03-06 |
1720. | Daniel (danielxzt) | 117.35 | 98.1% | 2023-12-04 |
1721. | dennis (irrrockdahouse) | 117.35 | — | 2010-10-30 |
1722. | Miguel (mimigz) | 117.35 | 96% | 2014-09-15 |
1723. | Dan (birkbot) | 117.35 | 99% | 2012-04-01 |
1724. | Matt (yjolie) | 117.33 | — | 2011-02-08 |
1725. | tstats[massive_man4] (massi... | 117.32 | 98% | 2022-06-28 |
1726. | Kleminon (kleminon) | 117.32 | 95% | 2013-11-26 |
1727. | ansix (an66) | 117.30 | 97% | 2022-01-09 |
1728. | Ahmed (nesbmido) | 117.28 | 99% | 2021-11-04 |
1729. | (nonquit44) | 117.27 | 98% | 2020-12-24 |
1730. | Sean (eckswiz_) | 117.27 | 98% | 2020-12-21 |
1731. | Bill Tinn (tearsinrain) | 117.26 | 98% | 2022-01-27 |
1732. | alieb (alieb) | 117.26 | 98% | 2021-03-08 |
1733. | Mark (shricory) | 117.26 | 95% | 2011-11-19 |
1734. | John (johnl2) | 117.25 | 99% | 2014-03-29 |
1735. | Cj (phexxy) | 117.24 | 95% | 2015-12-14 |
1736. | Greg (limper) | 117.24 | — | 2011-02-11 |
1737. | Aleksa (huaweialeksa) | 117.23 | 94% | 2016-10-21 |
1738. | (_folder) | 117.22 | 98% | 2024-02-01 |
1739. | twitch.tv/darkmatterv4 (blo... | 117.22 | 98% | 2022-04-25 |
1740. | Scott (clownhc) | 117.22 | — | 2010-11-26 |
1741. | Jeff (saxkiddo) | 117.22 | 97% | 2012-12-08 |
1742. | bread (breadstyx) | 117.22 | 98% | 2015-03-06 |
1743. | @faschz (faschz) | 117.21 | 99% | 2016-01-08 |
1744. | jude (judepls) | 117.20 | 99% | 2021-06-26 |
1745. | Gorgonzola (stcircle) | 117.20 | 97% | 2014-02-13 |
1746. | Kenzie (henryn16) | 117.19 | 98% | 2018-06-28 |
1747. | Ji-eun (lynntabuchi) | 117.18 | 99% | 2019-04-13 |
1748. | dylan_9802 (dylan_9802) | 117.15 | 97% | 2022-12-28 |
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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 |