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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3414. | Marchal (fuxii) | 109.30 | — | 2010-06-29 |
| 3415. | Juantonomoe (juantonomoe) | 109.29 | 97.9% | 2024-04-11 |
| 3416. | asp (asp24) | 109.29 | 92% | 2013-11-07 |
| 3417. | James (airgunner) | 109.29 | 95% | 2015-03-17 |
| 3418. | David (yeweon) | 109.28 | 98% | 2017-10-16 |
| 3419. | lbrtdy (lbrtdy) | 109.28 | 97% | 2012-05-09 |
| 3420. | Praise Jesus (distajo) | 109.28 | 97% | 2011-11-27 |
| 3421. | Hmm should I use Topre, Mod... | 109.27 | 96% | 2014-11-14 |
| 3422. | Nick (professorvikingjesus) | 109.26 | 98.1% | 2024-08-20 |
| 3423. | frohman (frohman) | 109.26 | 96% | 2012-09-26 |
| 3424. | ビナヤック (r_e_i_a_t_... | 109.25 | 99% | 2023-05-15 |
| 3425. | Ben (tyr0tyr0) | 109.25 | 97% | 2023-10-13 |
| 3426. | Name (You) (vergajo) | 109.25 | 99% | 2021-04-11 |
| 3427. | Gary (skottniss) | 109.25 | 97% | 2021-12-23 |
| 3428. | Kim (kimlien) | 109.25 | 96% | 2014-02-20 |
| 3429. | Illusaen (illusaen) | 109.25 | — | 2010-10-06 |
| 3430. | Junon (roarroar) | 109.24 | 99% | 2015-03-01 |
| 3431. | Neil (nelichte) | 109.24 | 97% | 2015-04-13 |
| 3432. | Nannoo (nannoo) | 109.24 | 98% | 2022-04-02 |
| 3433. | Exyiaevox (exyia) | 109.22 | 96% | 2015-09-25 |
| 3434. | asdf (kangarrou) | 109.20 | 98% | 2015-11-03 |
| 3435. | Brian (wivo) | 109.20 | 95% | 2014-12-17 |
| 3436. | mikeswa (mikeswa) | 109.19 | 98% | 2020-09-04 |
| 3437. | Jeremy (dyslexichobo) | 109.18 | 97% | 2013-05-19 |
| 3438. | Pixel (pixelmc) | 109.18 | 97% | 2018-12-30 |
| 3439. | Alex (krim19) | 109.18 | 97% | 2021-10-04 |
| 3440. | domesticturd (domesticturd) | 109.18 | 98% | 2016-02-07 |
| 3441. | Carson (jaboigerald) | 109.18 | 98% | 2019-03-01 |
| 3442. | Shaxi (shaxigaming) | 109.17 | 98% | 2013-06-12 |
| 3443. | Lei Chi (leichi) | 109.16 | — | 2011-02-25 |
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| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |