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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9750. | Duy (anhduy2503) | 87.33 | 98% | 2016-10-12 |
9751. | Help me (chowxchow) | 87.32 | 100% | 2023-10-22 |
9752. | ocramka (ocramka) | 87.32 | 98% | 2021-07-31 |
9753. | Dell (delliu) | 87.32 | 98.3% | 2023-12-25 |
9754. | Rav (impaledbison) | 87.32 | 98% | 2022-11-09 |
9755. | Andrew (osparks) | 87.32 | 97% | 2014-07-06 |
9756. | Ana (nanerkins) | 87.32 | 96% | 2014-01-23 |
9757. | Katie ♥ (katimeo) | 87.32 | 96% | 2015-02-06 |
9758. | Mukendi (nainpower) | 87.31 | 96% | 2023-03-10 |
9759. | Jarod (jarods) | 87.31 | 98% | 2019-02-05 |
9760. | Mo (mosidhom) | 87.31 | 98% | 2021-08-14 |
9761. | McKle (mckle7) | 87.31 | 98% | 2022-01-19 |
9762. | Daniel (d123aniel) | 87.31 | 97% | 2021-11-11 |
9763. | Hassan (ha559) | 87.31 | 98.1% | 2024-05-01 |
9764. | No Mistakes (apsnacks) | 87.31 | 99% | 2014-11-13 |
9765. | pizki (pizki) | 87.31 | — | 2010-06-30 |
9766. | hype train (herman12345) | 87.30 | 97% | 2024-05-22 |
9767. | Naveen (stinkyman) | 87.30 | 92% | 2016-11-02 |
9768. | Andy (haondy) | 87.30 | 97% | 2020-12-01 |
9769. | Harold (olafthered) | 87.30 | 96% | 2018-12-12 |
9770. | FIveyyy (lufyyy) | 87.29 | 96% | 2023-06-18 |
9771. | Vaibhav (vaibhav974) | 87.29 | 99% | 2023-05-09 |
9772. | Sycko (sycko) | 87.29 | 91% | 2016-12-18 |
9773. | jazon (nozaaaj) | 87.29 | 95% | 2017-03-17 |
9774. | Dani (dani_8) | 87.29 | 95% | 2012-07-25 |
9775. | Martin (elementhh) | 87.28 | 97% | 2020-08-22 |
9776. | Free Palestine (mohamad01) | 87.28 | 99% | 2023-12-26 |
9777. | Vali (ryuzul) | 87.28 | 97% | 2020-10-20 |
9778. | jo (divergingfrompintos) | 87.28 | 94% | 2013-03-24 |
9779. | Pranav (prawny_00) | 87.27 | 98% | 2024-01-12 |
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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 |