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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5247. | Mister Jones |Keep trying| ... | 99.33 | 97% | 2023-09-20 |
5248. | Peter (peterkimz) | 99.33 | 96% | 2012-12-22 |
5249. | elephanturd (elephanturd) | 99.33 | 98% | 2018-11-05 |
5250. | one handed (runescimmy) | 99.33 | 93% | 2016-10-22 |
5251. | 000 (oknotok_) | 99.32 | 98% | 2023-07-28 |
5252. | laezza (inimitabile) | 99.32 | 97% | 2021-10-20 |
5253. | Grigor (grigor) | 99.32 | 95% | 2015-08-27 |
5254. | Peter (pdrey03) | 99.31 | 99% | 2021-02-24 |
5255. | Jerry (jub3r7) | 99.31 | 97% | 2013-08-07 |
5256. | splatt (splatt0407) | 99.30 | 96.5% | 2024-03-02 |
5257. | Lucho (luchohs) | 99.30 | 96% | 2013-12-20 |
5258. | Demancer (demancer) | 99.30 | 98% | 2021-10-12 |
5259. | AB (ablah34) | 99.29 | 100% | 2024-02-07 |
5260. | (rioting) | 99.29 | 95% | 2020-07-03 |
5261. | Django (backstop13) | 99.29 | 100% | 2017-07-19 |
5262. | Lester (lester1) | 99.29 | 96% | 2012-08-05 |
5263. | John (johnprogrammer1) | 99.28 | 96% | 2023-09-05 |
5264. | Do-Hyun (dkim00) | 99.28 | 98.2% | 2024-01-03 |
5265. | Magz (magzse7en) | 99.28 | 99% | 2022-06-30 |
5266. | Jem (rollingapple) | 99.28 | 97% | 2022-06-03 |
5267. | Kyle (kylepuno) | 99.28 | 94% | 2014-02-06 |
5268. | Mikey (mikeybox) | 99.28 | 95% | 2012-08-20 |
5269. | Lex (thegodlyalien) | 99.27 | 95% | 2016-02-28 |
5270. | Max (fallacy) | 99.27 | 98% | 2012-12-30 |
5271. | Tristan (tristansibug) | 99.27 | 98% | 2021-08-02 |
5272. | Bruno (brunoooo) | 99.27 | 95% | 2012-01-30 |
5273. | Ricky (ricky_slugface) | 99.26 | 98.8% | 2021-02-18 |
5274. | Cyfer (cyfer) | 99.26 | 98% | 2024-02-15 |
5275. | JG (killerpiranahs) | 99.26 | — | 2010-12-14 |
5276. | Bob (typocheck) | 99.25 | 98.8% | 2023-11-26 |
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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 |