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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5884. | Sam David (samdavidd) | 97.25 | 95.6% | 2024-01-03 |
5885. | jero (jero32) | 97.25 | 96% | 2013-08-03 |
5886. | Brennen (brennenscott) | 97.25 | 96% | 2012-04-07 |
5887. | Jesse (jesseyay) | 97.24 | 96% | 2017-01-24 |
5888. | Eric (rickby) | 97.24 | 96% | 2014-08-14 |
5889. | Bonzi (bonzibuddy420) | 97.24 | 97% | 2021-10-22 |
5890. | Ethan (fingerfood) | 97.24 | 93% | 2013-11-13 |
5891. | typer (eternity443) | 97.24 | 92% | 2013-06-20 |
5892. | bruh (im_rat) | 97.23 | 97% | 2022-06-01 |
5893. | Thomas (ctrlbadger) | 97.23 | 97.1% | 2023-09-21 |
5894. | superkhau (superkhau) | 97.23 | 98.1% | 2024-01-09 |
5895. | Simon (simonizen) | 97.23 | 98% | 2014-08-29 |
5896. | FREE PALESTINE (os1506) | 97.22 | 98.8% | 2023-11-24 |
5897. | Q W E R T Y (chet01) | 97.22 | 99% | 2012-07-10 |
5898. | Sinfullx (sinfullx) | 97.22 | 92% | 2012-04-23 |
5899. | Kevin (kevinu) | 97.22 | 96% | 2018-08-16 |
5900. | ZY (godchou22) | 97.21 | 98% | 2020-10-17 |
5901. | Pehz (pehz) | 97.21 | 97% | 2021-08-28 |
5902. | Haggis (haggis) | 97.21 | 98% | 2012-01-12 |
5903. | Joe (mareep) | 97.21 | 91% | 2015-11-23 |
5904. | Fons (fonsie89) | 97.20 | 97% | 2023-05-05 |
5905. | Jake (cloudberrylive) | 97.20 | 95% | 2013-09-29 |
5906. | Jorge (gdgz) | 97.20 | 94% | 2015-05-04 |
5907. | allison (_allisonsun) | 97.19 | 97% | 2021-08-15 |
5908. | gradient (misaelmmorales06) | 97.19 | 98% | 2022-04-13 |
5909. | Kaylee (kaycamper19) | 97.18 | 98% | 2021-07-14 |
5910. | KBA (kdlt) | 97.18 | 97% | 2020-05-30 |
5911. | Jonathan (mabberino) | 97.18 | 98% | 2022-07-29 |
5912. | Robert (z1lc) | 97.18 | 94% | 2012-04-18 |
5913. | hugo ツ AZERTY enjoyer (ex... | 97.17 | 94.5% | 2023-10-20 |
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Default (English) | 70,097 | 81.38 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 89 | 92.00 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |