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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13285. | terence (youdecipher2) | 84.51 | 96% | 2019-04-07 |
| 13286. | Calvin (calvinsamuel04) | 84.51 | 96.3% | 2024-01-03 |
| 13287. | sandra (sandy_spring) | 84.51 | — | 2011-01-30 |
| 13288. | wesk (ifeelbadforu899) | 84.50 | 96% | 2023-01-26 |
| 13289. | vidroth (vidroth) | 84.50 | 97% | 2024-02-27 |
| 13290. | Kaden (takistakistakis) | 84.50 | 97.7% | 2023-12-21 |
| 13291. | Matt (fattyg) | 84.50 | 97.9% | 2023-11-18 |
| 13292. | Serdulan (serludan) | 84.50 | 97.4% | 2025-02-06 |
| 13293. | joel (jouel1234567) | 84.50 | 97% | 2022-04-19 |
| 13294. | Jenny (ntosm925) | 84.50 | 96% | 2015-08-02 |
| 13295. | Kevin (kzcheese) | 84.49 | 95% | 2016-12-31 |
| 13296. | Derrick (mamba98) | 84.49 | 96% | 2021-08-31 |
| 13297. | stejhu (stejhu) | 84.49 | 91% | 2011-08-06 |
| 13298. | Ryu (ryusong) | 84.49 | 96% | 2021-03-08 |
| 13299. | Mythia (rumieru) | 84.49 | 98% | 2019-05-03 |
| 13300. | kahtleen (kahtleen) | 84.49 | 98% | 2011-10-27 |
| 13301. | Jakob (jastrupcs) | 84.48 | 97% | 2024-09-27 |
| 13302. | TiltClock (tiltclock) | 84.48 | 98% | 2022-08-07 |
| 13303. | David (davidthegreat) | 84.48 | 98% | 2024-11-06 |
| 13304. | Dr.D (donghuh601) | 84.48 | 96% | 2021-11-30 |
| 13305. | halfcab (halfcab) | 84.48 | 94% | 2015-11-28 |
| 13306. | e-ugovor.rs (ufo_lander_and... | 84.48 | 97.3% | 2024-10-03 |
| 13307. | Griff (griffhero8) | 84.47 | 96.7% | 2024-06-21 |
| 13308. | Kabir (786kabir) | 84.47 | 95.6% | 2024-01-05 |
| 13309. | Jack (furcifer) | 84.47 | 98% | 2022-01-29 |
| 13310. | autistic pink blender (sc3r4) | 84.47 | 96% | 2019-05-09 |
| 13311. | Alaina (itislameeeee) | 84.46 | 99% | 2025-02-20 |
| 13312. | Ksatrya (ksatcubes) | 84.46 | 96.7% | 2025-03-23 |
| 13313. | Short (shortedcircuit) | 84.46 | 95% | 2015-07-10 |
| 13314. | TastyApple (tastyapple) | 84.46 | 97% | 2021-08-10 |
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| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |