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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6392. | Bjorn (bjo427) | 98.47 | 99% | 2022-10-25 |
6393. | Timmy (chet09) | 98.47 | 99.3% | 2024-10-26 |
6394. | Andrew (momoterraw) | 98.47 | 98% | 2022-06-27 |
6395. | Dennis (hullo_how_r_u) | 98.47 | 97% | 2021-03-18 |
6396. | Jasmine (i_heart_typing) | 98.46 | 96% | 2024-04-19 |
6397. | Alex (arandazzo829) | 98.46 | 96% | 2016-03-23 |
6398. | Justin (tokomaki) | 98.46 | 97% | 2016-11-11 |
6399. | Joshua (cptnarwhalrus) | 98.46 | 96% | 2019-04-08 |
6400. | HotDog1123 (hotdog1123) | 98.45 | 98% | 2024-12-14 |
6401. | WHO AM I (naox) | 98.45 | 96% | 2015-02-23 |
6402. | Brandon (brandong) | 98.45 | 98% | 2012-12-08 |
6403. | Khaled (khaled2252) | 98.44 | 98% | 2021-05-09 |
6404. | Harit (firebreather) | 98.44 | 93% | 2014-01-06 |
6405. | Mateus (m_bezrutchka) | 98.44 | 95% | 2017-03-07 |
6406. | GeneralCuddles (taelfael) | 98.43 | 99% | 2021-12-27 |
6407. | Jeff (twhjeffy) | 98.43 | 95% | 2016-06-15 |
6408. | melina (halfxheart) | 98.42 | 99% | 2020-10-03 |
6409. | Justin (mathhomework) | 98.42 | 95% | 2015-01-07 |
6410. | Sujithraj (sujithr) | 98.42 | 99% | 2011-08-14 |
6411. | amberserpent (amberserpent) | 98.41 | 98% | 2023-05-29 |
6412. | greed (greedthelazy) | 98.41 | 98.1% | 2025-03-19 |
6413. | Kenneth (wickedv2) | 98.41 | 90% | 2016-02-07 |
6414. | Rodrigo (froxly) | 98.40 | 96% | 2013-01-07 |
6415. | (thecmd999) | 98.40 | 94% | 2014-07-02 |
6416. | Stephen (steviebeans) | 98.40 | 96% | 2017-11-25 |
6417. | Nate (rolingad) | 98.40 | 98% | 2021-12-02 |
6418. | åaosudhaousbdsøouajnbdøo... | 98.39 | 98% | 2024-01-30 |
6419. | Potato (riyer) | 98.39 | 97% | 2017-07-19 |
6420. | AUDAHA (audaha) | 98.39 | 99% | 2012-06-17 |
6421. | NewsAsFacts.com (ztarven) | 98.39 | 95% | 2012-08-01 |
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Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
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 |