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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18638. | Huy (duchuynguyen94) | 77.27 | 98% | 2021-05-07 |
| 18639. | Abylaikhan (ho1den) | 77.27 | 96% | 2023-10-03 |
| 18640. | TK (filfirst) | 77.27 | 98% | 2015-09-07 |
| 18641. | Mike (vangranger42) | 77.27 | 94% | 2015-07-27 |
| 18642. | Arisk (arisk) | 77.27 | 96% | 2012-02-08 |
| 18643. | Gabriel (tzyirvo) | 77.27 | 95% | 2014-04-30 |
| 18644. | Joe (jdonnen) | 77.27 | 97% | 2013-03-20 |
| 18645. | Daniel (danielonit) | 77.26 | 96% | 2025-01-07 |
| 18646. | Gert (gertoperto) | 77.26 | 96% | 2017-08-13 |
| 18647. | Enrique (quiquenrique) | 77.26 | 97% | 2020-12-24 |
| 18648. | vbgvbg113 (vbgvbg113) | 77.26 | 98.1% | 2024-03-20 |
| 18649. | Jovani (liszten) | 77.26 | 98.1% | 2024-01-07 |
| 18650. | Junle (junlez) | 77.26 | 99% | 2022-08-07 |
| 18651. | Rajesh (rajesh110494) | 77.26 | 98% | 2024-05-01 |
| 18652. | Wookiebookie (wookiebookie) | 77.26 | 95% | 2016-01-14 |
| 18653. | Jeong Min (shadertheboi) | 77.26 | 92% | 2015-07-28 |
| 18654. | avrge typist (zameerr) | 77.25 | 99% | 2024-09-26 |
| 18655. | Aharon (yogurtspit) | 77.25 | 95% | 2023-12-25 |
| 18656. | Eric (badfuzzy) | 77.25 | 96% | 2015-11-05 |
| 18657. | William (normalizejoey) | 77.25 | 97% | 2024-04-09 |
| 18658. | Mike (slowboithe20th) | 77.25 | 98% | 2024-09-27 |
| 18659. | gchenstephen (gchenstephen) | 77.25 | 97% | 2017-10-08 |
| 18660. | Blankout (blankout) | 77.25 | 96% | 2012-03-19 |
| 18661. | Myke (apilak) | 77.25 | 91% | 2011-07-20 |
| 18662. | Kso (k_so) | 77.24 | 96% | 2024-10-16 |
| 18663. | PaiN (desipai) | 77.24 | 97.9% | 2024-12-30 |
| 18664. | Kel (potapakals) | 77.24 | 96.7% | 2024-01-17 |
| 18665. | Numfy_ (numfy) | 77.24 | 96.7% | 2025-03-30 |
| 18666. | GBT (r_tog) | 77.24 | 98.2% | 2024-03-31 |
| 18667. | WAD (_waddup_) | 77.24 | 97.1% | 2023-11-11 |
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