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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29953. | 紫夕橋 (s04416) | 49.14 | 97% | 2013-11-11 |
29954. | Eren Yeager (itzadit) | 49.13 | 95% | 2021-05-16 |
29955. | Jaciel (itsvybe) | 49.13 | 92% | 2019-03-12 |
29956. | Sooraj (thesgyro) | 49.13 | 95% | 2017-07-26 |
29957. | Elaina (erenton80) | 49.13 | 93% | 2015-02-03 |
29958. | okay__okey (okay__okey) | 49.12 | 95% | 2023-09-14 |
29959. | John (1underman123) | 49.12 | 96% | 2021-04-28 |
29960. | humm (humm) | 49.12 | — | 2011-04-19 |
29961. | gigi (jimmy_may) | 49.12 | 85% | 2013-04-06 |
29962. | kris (kriskarm) | 49.12 | 97% | 2012-07-02 |
29963. | Andy Hue (andy_hue) | 49.10 | 91.6% | 2023-11-12 |
29964. | b0b1r (b0b1r) | 49.10 | 89% | 2012-07-23 |
29965. | slow kid (usernotavailable2... | 49.09 | 94% | 2020-12-18 |
29966. | Origami (lilleline) | 49.09 | 88% | 2016-07-13 |
29967. | sendhilkumar (coolsendhil) | 49.09 | 91% | 2015-01-07 |
29968. | Halo (fishmona) | 49.08 | 96% | 2023-04-12 |
29969. | francis (idominate123) | 49.06 | 86% | 2015-04-21 |
29970. | HUN (botyi22) | 49.06 | 96% | 2022-09-17 |
29971. | Anthony (nyspyda) | 49.06 | 93% | 2012-10-09 |
29972. | Shamel (shameldiesel) | 49.06 | 92% | 2012-02-19 |
29973. | Sir_Wi11iam (sir_wi11iam) | 49.05 | 89% | 2013-08-01 |
29974. | Anitha (anitha_1406) | 49.05 | 95.6% | 2021-02-01 |
29975. | Zaman00412 (zaman00412) | 49.05 | 96% | 2021-04-25 |
29976. | aSd 3 (asd1) | 49.05 | 93% | 2014-01-23 |
29977. | Jason (postmaster) | 49.05 | 94% | 2018-04-05 |
29978. | joyal (joyal) | 49.05 | 95% | 2014-01-23 |
29979. | Jaskirat (jkaur7) | 49.04 | 95% | 2012-08-17 |
29980. | Mrsantiizer (mrsanitizer) | 49.03 | 94% | 2023-09-19 |
29981. | aimas (aimas) | 49.03 | 98% | 2021-10-19 |
29982. | A_Boy (aboy090909) | 49.02 | 95% | 2023-12-19 |
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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 |