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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29181. | __Noor-Isah (damregret) | 52.43 | 89% | 2013-06-10 |
29182. | Tambourin (tambourin) | 52.42 | 95% | 2024-04-20 |
29183. | asdf (meow_meow21) | 52.42 | 93% | 2023-12-12 |
29184. | Mallikarjuna K M (mallikarj... | 52.42 | 93% | 2024-01-18 |
29185. | Luis (truku) | 52.42 | 96% | 2022-02-20 |
29186. | nguyenqb (nguyenqb) | 52.42 | — | 2010-08-13 |
29187. | Michaella (bubbaandcasey) | 52.42 | 93% | 2012-01-05 |
29188. | ni (nischalace) | 52.41 | 95% | 2021-03-24 |
29189. | nope (vecksberex) | 52.41 | 93% | 2016-02-19 |
29190. | Edwin (musicbender) | 52.41 | 93% | 2016-04-24 |
29191. | Ag (agshaidun) | 52.41 | 88% | 2014-02-25 |
29192. | yeet to space (sn00py1310) | 52.40 | 96% | 2021-07-27 |
29193. | Ninetoko (nintoko) | 52.40 | 96% | 2023-01-02 |
29194. | Tim (techtasie) | 52.40 | 95% | 2021-02-28 |
29195. | Luke (liroj) | 52.40 | 98% | 2015-11-13 |
29196. | fighting (fighting0304) | 52.40 | 98% | 2016-04-25 |
29197. | Natabar (natabar) | 52.39 | 97% | 2022-03-21 |
29198. | Mike23100 (mike23100) | 52.39 | 86% | 2016-07-03 |
29199. | Amen (amenmmm) | 52.38 | 97.6% | 2024-01-07 |
29200. | clarek (ahmadalasmar) | 52.38 | 95.2% | 2023-12-03 |
29201. | may9 (may9) | 52.38 | 95% | 2021-06-05 |
29202. | Tash (tashwrog) | 52.38 | 90% | 2012-11-24 |
29203. | Zach (oakestree) | 52.37 | 91% | 2017-05-24 |
29204. | Rast4Panda (rast44) | 52.37 | 92% | 2013-11-20 |
29205. | Tally (tallyttotsoni) | 52.36 | 96% | 2024-05-13 |
29206. | Jesse (guesser) | 52.36 | 91% | 2022-12-13 |
29207. | Kris (krislee2202) | 52.36 | 98% | 2022-12-24 |
29208. | tstats[javier_alba] (javier... | 52.36 | 96% | 2015-06-15 |
29209. | matt (mattyy123) | 52.36 | 93% | 2020-12-27 |
29210. | jun de (jundekkkkk) | 52.36 | 94% | 2021-03-14 |
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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 |