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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18481. | Jerome (jerome.mcdonald44@y... | 71.91 | 97% | 2013-12-29 |
18482. | Eugenio (eugenioleal) | 71.90 | 99.3% | 2023-11-14 |
18483. | Snake (edisonyu1017) | 71.90 | 96% | 2023-04-26 |
18484. | David (spurgeon) | 71.90 | 98% | 2018-10-27 |
18485. | ZanZ (zanz) | 71.90 | 90% | 2016-01-15 |
18486. | Billy (chipsdown) | 71.89 | 95% | 2018-12-12 |
18487. | Matrix (ss005) | 71.89 | 97% | 2021-04-05 |
18488. | Je (je_a) | 71.88 | 94% | 2021-09-21 |
18489. | harry (busticles911) | 71.88 | 97% | 2024-04-27 |
18490. | Mateo (tejkyy) | 71.88 | 95% | 2023-11-16 |
18491. | Johny (johnyt) | 71.88 | 97% | 2023-01-09 |
18492. | Niels (arrivederci19) | 71.88 | 96% | 2021-06-18 |
18493. | Joshua (freedelivery) | 71.88 | 96% | 2020-06-21 |
18494. | Rock (rockboy2011) | 71.88 | 95% | 2016-04-14 |
18495. | Some (somepractise) | 71.88 | 97% | 2012-10-27 |
18496. | Malik (mana0) | 71.88 | 97% | 2014-12-27 |
18497. | Ben (beepo22) | 71.87 | 98% | 2024-05-19 |
18498. | Bijay (shresthabijay) | 71.87 | 96% | 2023-09-09 |
18499. | Luca (luggamugga) | 71.87 | 96.6% | 2021-02-03 |
18500. | Dongfeng (besieger) | 71.87 | 99% | 2020-07-06 |
18501. | Shivam (exergo) | 71.86 | 98% | 2024-03-22 |
18502. | Luka (lukoloz) | 71.86 | 95% | 2021-08-30 |
18503. | jam_xd_ (jam_xd_) | 71.86 | 97% | 2020-10-22 |
18504. | fortenforge (fortenforge) | 71.86 | — | 2011-04-17 |
18505. | Pham (zatekusen) | 71.86 | 93% | 2012-09-30 |
18506. | Wenshan (wenshan) | 71.86 | 98% | 2014-10-28 |
18507. | Lily (tigerlglily) | 71.86 | 97% | 2024-05-07 |
18508. | tang (daoxuantang) | 71.86 | 96% | 2013-07-25 |
18509. | Max (max_ma) | 71.85 | 96.4% | 2024-03-10 |
18510. | shantal (shantal0924) | 71.85 | 95% | 2022-07-31 |
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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 |