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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| 31726. | Best (b123456) | 62.20 | — | 2011-03-22 |
| 31727. | ch (5411) | 62.20 | — | 2011-04-28 |
| 31728. | Megaracer (fkingtrash) | 62.19 | 96% | 2021-07-11 |
| 31729. | Mimmo (koba45) | 62.19 | 95% | 2025-02-17 |
| 31730. | Ja (hiei_08) | 62.19 | 96.9% | 2024-12-19 |
| 31731. | readerle (readerle) | 62.19 | 96% | 2024-07-11 |
| 31732. | John Inyiama (ruthy12_john_w) | 62.19 | 97% | 2023-12-15 |
| 31733. | Joshua (ninj418) | 62.19 | 97% | 2024-03-27 |
| 31734. | ryan (couchpotato1201) | 62.19 | 97% | 2021-12-22 |
| 31735. | Paul (paulbroo) | 62.19 | 96% | 2024-05-25 |
| 31736. | Filip (flameouken) | 62.19 | 95% | 2022-01-02 |
| 31737. | Brennan (brenn52) | 62.19 | 96% | 2013-09-30 |
| 31738. | Morris (knuttintin) | 62.19 | 98% | 2022-10-25 |
| 31739. | Darkkiller12 (darkkiller12) | 62.19 | 94% | 2019-08-20 |
| 31740. | Sudipta (confusedphoton1) | 62.19 | 97% | 2017-06-22 |
| 31741. | Ken (kcbrill) | 62.19 | 94% | 2016-11-09 |
| 31742. | josch (joschels) | 62.18 | 98% | 2025-01-05 |
| 31743. | sam (samfaus) | 62.18 | 97.5% | 2024-10-09 |
| 31744. | Akash gardas (akash932) | 62.18 | 97% | 2024-02-19 |
| 31745. | Mark (maverick2455) | 62.18 | 98.3% | 2024-06-21 |
| 31746. | Leslie (ayeleslie) | 62.18 | 97% | 2022-09-07 |
| 31747. | Jo (oyangjo) | 62.18 | 97% | 2021-11-22 |
| 31748. | Gerardo (slow_down) | 62.18 | 93% | 2012-10-05 |
| 31749. | samier (samier) | 62.18 | 95% | 2011-09-29 |
| 31750. | Adam (adam1219) | 62.18 | 90% | 2014-07-15 |
| 31751. | Edmunds (edmundsaz) | 62.17 | 94.7% | 2024-12-10 |
| 31752. | Zuns (zriekert) | 62.17 | 98% | 2017-04-07 |
| 31753. | Omar (marodyab) | 62.17 | 96% | 2024-07-30 |
| 31754. | Tanveer (esct) | 62.17 | 96.4% | 2024-08-28 |
| 31755. | solbit (solbit) | 62.17 | 97% | 2023-12-23 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |