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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| 11890. | michael (michaelandjack) | 88.14 | 98% | 2020-11-25 |
| 11891. | Felix (flex101) | 88.14 | 91% | 2013-03-24 |
| 11892. | rynorazer (cerealkillerdvorak) | 88.13 | 97% | 2025-06-28 |
| 11893. | Rachel (folieadude) | 88.13 | 97.7% | 2024-05-02 |
| 11894. | tfell (tfell98) | 88.13 | 97% | 2025-02-22 |
| 11895. | Brandon (bshega) | 88.13 | 93% | 2016-04-12 |
| 11896. | Haiden (haidenb10) | 88.13 | 97% | 2024-03-18 |
| 11897. | mosvannen (mosvannen) | 88.12 | 96% | 2016-09-05 |
| 11898. | Samuel (kellykellogs) | 88.12 | 97% | 2022-11-16 |
| 11899. | qwe (azeem838) | 88.12 | 97.5% | 2023-11-27 |
| 11900. | Zoom Zoom (zoomzoomgelo) | 88.12 | 88% | 2014-03-21 |
| 11901. | Mitchell (mitchtay) | 88.12 | 95% | 2013-11-12 |
| 11902. | Joe (joeblob) | 88.11 | 97% | 2025-10-29 |
| 11903. | Quinn (kidgtx) | 88.11 | 99% | 2023-12-24 |
| 11904. | Susan (houstonsleepingbeauty) | 88.11 | 99% | 2013-09-19 |
| 11905. | Oberon (linguini) | 88.11 | 96% | 2017-03-21 |
| 11906. | DottyPottyLotty (nonelikesme) | 88.10 | 97% | 2025-06-30 |
| 11907. | Kate (dolovergirl) | 88.10 | 98% | 2022-05-01 |
| 11908. | Nathaniel (natgjoh) | 88.10 | 95.8% | 2024-04-16 |
| 11909. | Stefan (zekan) | 88.10 | 99% | 2021-01-04 |
| 11910. | Jimmy (motivatorman) | 88.10 | 99% | 2021-03-20 |
| 11911. | Van (umbala_meo) | 88.10 | 97% | 2014-04-26 |
| 11912. | Sam (samuelnsh) | 88.10 | 97% | 2016-08-18 |
| 11913. | T T (turtletown) | 88.09 | 96.6% | 2024-12-17 |
| 11914. | CYA (ehumber9) | 88.09 | 96% | 2024-09-29 |
| 11915. | J (nothisisjeff) | 88.09 | 97% | 2025-08-26 |
| 11916. | wreckbits (wreckbits) | 88.09 | 94% | 2013-11-26 |
| 11917. | Alexander (prepared) | 88.09 | 95% | 2012-09-30 |
| 11918. | Dylan (cherrycoke33) | 88.09 | 97% | 2017-06-16 |
| 11919. | ekarace (ekarace) | 88.08 | 98% | 2024-08-09 |
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