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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| 29177. | michael ramos (javengh) | 67.45 | 96.5% | 2024-02-02 |
| 29178. | Kafka (saka_kafka) | 67.45 | 98% | 2024-01-08 |
| 29179. | Honzik (jvacata) | 67.45 | 97.3% | 2024-01-01 |
| 29180. | Charbel (ckeyrouz) | 67.45 | 95% | 2014-12-20 |
| 29181. | George (hangyodon1) | 67.45 | 95% | 2021-05-15 |
| 29182. | Warren (hiimrensu) | 67.45 | 97% | 2017-05-29 |
| 29183. | A (ankita) | 67.45 | 93% | 2011-07-10 |
| 29184. | Ritchie (rcai) | 67.45 | 97% | 2011-06-16 |
| 29185. | tstats[ashkd108] (ashkd108) | 67.44 | 96% | 2025-02-19 |
| 29186. | ireedui (ireedui2005) | 67.44 | 96.3% | 2024-12-02 |
| 29187. | Einar (einarhb) | 67.44 | 95.1% | 2024-09-28 |
| 29188. | Sprypenguin (sprypenguin) | 67.44 | 98% | 2021-07-04 |
| 29189. | pewpewdevildog (pewpewdevil... | 67.44 | 97% | 2021-03-25 |
| 29190. | Duy (finalluv) | 67.44 | 92% | 2013-08-20 |
| 29191. | dreamisdream (strongwind88) | 67.44 | 95% | 2012-12-22 |
| 29192. | mario (mcanda26) | 67.44 | 98% | 2014-04-29 |
| 29193. | joshnathan (joshnathan25) | 67.43 | 100% | 2024-09-20 |
| 29194. | Seth (bleachfielder) | 67.43 | 97% | 2024-07-05 |
| 29195. | Nate (matthewphillips) | 67.43 | 96% | 2023-07-03 |
| 29196. | Mannapossu (mannapossu) | 67.43 | 96.9% | 2024-09-29 |
| 29197. | rekitwaz (rekitwaz) | 67.43 | 97% | 2024-05-16 |
| 29198. | cmd0b1 (cmd0b1) | 67.43 | 98% | 2024-02-15 |
| 29199. | Robert (rock100010000) | 67.43 | 97% | 2014-12-09 |
| 29200. | drago (drag00me) | 67.43 | 96.8% | 2023-12-13 |
| 29201. | virgil (chelseajustin) | 67.43 | 97% | 2024-03-07 |
| 29202. | Andre (grumpymonk2) | 67.43 | 96% | 2020-10-07 |
| 29203. | Alexander (jopler) | 67.43 | 97% | 2020-04-04 |
| 29204. | flamingo (wmariko) | 67.43 | — | 2011-01-13 |
| 29205. | Stefan (thisiskaz) | 67.43 | 97% | 2015-01-04 |
| 29206. | Huy (thejoker1995) | 67.43 | — | 2010-07-23 |
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| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |