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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28532. | sessiz (yamukklavye) | 52.96 | 94% | 2023-12-10 |
28533. | Hap (hapyv) | 52.96 | 95% | 2016-04-13 |
28534. | pelfra_colemak (pelfra_cole... | 52.96 | 94% | 2014-09-03 |
28535. | King JF (foongtastic) | 52.95 | 95% | 2021-12-03 |
28536. | Nicelec (nicelec) | 52.94 | 98% | 2024-04-16 |
28537. | GolferGeek (golfer_geek) | 52.94 | 96% | 2023-11-15 |
28538. | Ultraboy (adadxsg) | 52.94 | 89% | 2015-05-30 |
28539. | Hugo (hugoslearning) | 52.93 | 94% | 2021-02-05 |
28540. | Noah (lorenpike) | 52.92 | 96% | 2021-04-21 |
28541. | Turnips! (njwheelbarrow) | 52.92 | 96% | 2016-01-21 |
28542. | adelaide (adelaide1989) | 52.92 | 88% | 2012-06-09 |
28543. | Allen (allen_ammon) | 52.92 | 87% | 2013-06-15 |
28544. | Than0s (than05) | 52.91 | 97% | 2023-05-06 |
28545. | Kyle (kyte123) | 52.91 | 94.9% | 2021-01-29 |
28546. | Matt (mattseid) | 52.91 | 96% | 2016-09-15 |
28547. | quý (vucaoquy1) | 52.91 | 93% | 2014-08-19 |
28548. | Jack (jhudson85) | 52.90 | 97% | 2017-09-08 |
28549. | Fi (rocafili) | 52.90 | 95% | 2016-03-04 |
28550. | Kyle (kylej88) | 52.89 | 98% | 2013-11-25 |
28551. | Odeh John (fabulouschi) | 52.89 | 95.3% | 2023-12-07 |
28552. | Nene (nenepakande) | 52.89 | 96% | 2011-12-06 |
28553. | Damián (banana_joe01) | 52.88 | 94% | 2022-02-05 |
28554. | Maggie (maggie.spence@sbcgl... | 52.88 | — | 2010-08-29 |
28555. | Jdan (mikey112) | 52.87 | 96% | 2022-05-13 |
28556. | sdfg (nerus_k) | 52.87 | 94.7% | 2023-12-26 |
28557. | Alex (putzig) | 52.87 | 95% | 2019-03-14 |
28558. | jazz (jazzhand) | 52.87 | 95% | 2023-03-17 |
28559. | hai (ooringoo) | 52.87 | — | 2010-11-26 |
28560. | H (pantsworth) | 52.87 | 96% | 2016-06-01 |
28561. | Melissa (bassoonenough) | 52.87 | 93% | 2014-11-01 |
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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 |