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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16655. | de_troit (de_troit) | 74.92 | 95% | 2012-10-26 |
16656. | Nor (nor9864) | 74.92 | 89% | 2016-12-11 |
16657. | Kalinksu (kalinksu) | 74.91 | 97.5% | 2024-04-25 |
16658. | Nature (nature) | 74.91 | — | 2010-06-25 |
16659. | Mark (emptyper) | 74.91 | 99% | 2017-07-24 |
16660. | John (cinnamonspic3) | 74.90 | 96% | 2022-08-22 |
16661. | Eakce (xchippy) | 74.90 | 96.3% | 2021-01-30 |
16662. | Steven (steveng) | 74.90 | 90% | 2011-09-10 |
16663. | Ancurio (ancurio) | 74.90 | 95% | 2013-07-21 |
16664. | Gabriel (threwitontheground) | 74.90 | 95% | 2014-02-12 |
16665. | Ludvig (lelzarenn) | 74.90 | 97% | 2017-12-07 |
16666. | Joseph (jojo_177) | 74.89 | 98% | 2024-05-07 |
16667. | Dustin (halkier) | 74.89 | 96% | 2023-01-26 |
16668. | JS (cwr_sej) | 74.89 | 96% | 2022-05-23 |
16669. | Rain (raindew) | 74.89 | 93% | 2017-01-09 |
16670. | Thug (thuglife512) | 74.89 | 92% | 2016-02-28 |
16671. | Regniffe3 (regniffe3) | 74.88 | 94% | 2021-12-16 |
16672. | Sym (shennlein) | 74.88 | 97% | 2024-04-11 |
16673. | Michael (societydrone) | 74.88 | 97% | 2023-06-27 |
16674. | Anna (rabbitpickles69) | 74.88 | 95% | 2021-10-02 |
16675. | J (irocamora) | 74.88 | 98% | 2014-07-18 |
16676. | Ashley (darlasue12) | 74.88 | — | 2010-11-21 |
16677. | Napoleon Gatmaytan (jigsgat... | 74.87 | 96% | 2024-04-16 |
16678. | Colin (zedster159) | 74.87 | 97% | 2022-01-29 |
16679. | Uri (laor55) | 74.87 | 93% | 2013-10-09 |
16680. | @dio.tiberius (jonez52) | 74.87 | — | 2011-02-17 |
16681. | Levy (speedylevy) | 74.87 | 98% | 2011-09-21 |
16682. | draktor99 (draktor99) | 74.86 | 98% | 2023-12-21 |
16683. | つき (tsuki24) | 74.86 | 96% | 2024-05-22 |
16684. | Chris (christophski) | 74.86 | 93% | 2013-03-09 |
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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 |