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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27393. | Bryn (bryns2123) | 68.24 | 98% | 2025-01-21 |
| 27394. | Istana (przz3) | 68.24 | 89% | 2013-10-12 |
| 27395. | Nate (natet8) | 68.24 | 98% | 2024-04-17 |
| 27396. | gimme a sec (fixingmyfingers) | 68.24 | 98% | 2023-03-30 |
| 27397. | UnreliableSpare (unreliable... | 68.24 | 97.4% | 2023-10-09 |
| 27398. | ibizabroker (ibizabroker) | 68.24 | 98% | 2022-04-27 |
| 27399. | Jeffrey Archer (letmeknowil... | 68.24 | 97% | 2021-01-21 |
| 27400. | vikash (vkas990) | 68.24 | 97% | 2018-10-03 |
| 27401. | Dhruvin (dhrmehta) | 68.24 | 95% | 2016-08-09 |
| 27402. | gabefrogg (gabefrogg) | 68.23 | 96% | 2024-03-08 |
| 27403. | Jacob (boolink) | 68.23 | 97% | 2023-11-17 |
| 27404. | i am (a_fast_guy) | 68.23 | 96.2% | 2021-02-23 |
| 27405. | Kevin Rendell (hankami37) | 68.23 | 97% | 2021-04-20 |
| 27406. | Lennard (leoracing) | 68.23 | 94% | 2016-05-16 |
| 27407. | Thuỳ Trang zuto (laughing... | 68.23 | 97% | 2015-04-03 |
| 27408. | Damian (samadhi) | 68.23 | 89% | 2012-07-14 |
| 27409. | MG (cowboyzfromhex) | 68.22 | 96% | 2025-03-25 |
| 27410. | shaka (kriaz) | 68.22 | 96% | 2025-04-27 |
| 27411. | Tung (tnotthatop) | 68.22 | 94.1% | 2024-12-24 |
| 27412. | Ha (hahahaha2046) | 68.22 | 99.5% | 2024-10-16 |
| 27413. | Jung (junggy) | 68.22 | 86% | 2015-06-08 |
| 27414. | Martin (martin910) | 68.22 | 97% | 2016-06-12 |
| 27415. | csati (csati) | 68.22 | 99% | 2017-08-17 |
| 27416. | Cheyenne (cheycc) | 68.22 | 95.8% | 2024-03-02 |
| 27417. | Timothy (brittim) | 68.22 | 98% | 2018-12-06 |
| 27418. | argyrw not steno real wpm (... | 68.22 | 96% | 2018-05-20 |
| 27419. | Dakota (warriorbbq) | 68.22 | 96% | 2013-03-08 |
| 27420. | Peter (spych102) | 68.22 | 96% | 2013-12-26 |
| 27421. | Դավիթ (seyranyandavid) | 68.22 | 92% | 2013-06-10 |
| 27422. | JMC (jmc333) | 68.21 | 96% | 2024-11-30 |
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| Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
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| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |