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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17705. | Will (wbrocket) | 79.18 | 97.3% | 2021-02-19 |
| 17706. | Biased (biased) | 79.18 | 96% | 2019-12-24 |
| 17707. | AKGD (akgd) | 79.18 | 97.7% | 2024-05-24 |
| 17708. | Immanuel (i_mmanuel) | 79.18 | 93% | 2015-11-03 |
| 17709. | ASDFG (jassanna) | 79.18 | 91% | 2011-12-09 |
| 17710. | Steve (steve7414) | 79.18 | — | 2010-10-24 |
| 17711. | Phil (pliao39) | 79.18 | 97% | 2019-03-16 |
| 17712. | Tony (agimus) | 79.18 | 98% | 2014-09-15 |
| 17713. | Gavin (perfectgavinator) | 79.17 | 96% | 2021-05-09 |
| 17714. | Peter (ploeper) | 79.17 | 90% | 2013-11-06 |
| 17715. | Scott (sisyphus) | 79.17 | 97% | 2016-04-21 |
| 17716. | Petter (dvex) | 79.17 | 94% | 2017-04-24 |
| 17717. | test (cmlyma) | 79.17 | 95% | 2020-12-11 |
| 17718. | Dyl (dbambino) | 79.16 | 90% | 2016-12-21 |
| 17719. | 宇都宮 虎丸 (phibatbai) | 79.16 | 95% | 2012-04-06 |
| 17720. | Greg (greghinton) | 79.16 | 95% | 2014-12-24 |
| 17721. | Ulya_Pulya (ulya_pulya111) | 79.15 | 95% | 2024-11-13 |
| 17722. | Indian (omkar28) | 79.15 | 95.8% | 2025-03-10 |
| 17723. | dqkjlewhdi (lsijao) | 79.15 | 96% | 2024-09-20 |
| 17724. | Ignorant (iggrant) | 79.15 | 97% | 2019-10-08 |
| 17725. | Dudeyay (dudeyay) | 79.15 | 98% | 2022-10-28 |
| 17726. | Naqet (naqet) | 79.15 | 97% | 2023-05-29 |
| 17727. | giodude.sp (giodudespencer) | 79.15 | 94% | 2017-01-28 |
| 17728. | The (amirgambit) | 79.15 | 97% | 2021-05-17 |
| 17729. | Jason (jasonsan) | 79.15 | 97% | 2024-08-28 |
| 17730. | Brennan (bwellshi) | 79.14 | 97.2% | 2025-03-18 |
| 17731. | Artem (forenz) | 79.14 | 98% | 2024-12-13 |
| 17732. | paolo (pagsi26) | 79.14 | 95.6% | 2023-12-06 |
| 17733. | Matt (xiemos) | 79.14 | 90% | 2015-02-24 |
| 17734. | shanjo (jrw4ffle) | 79.13 | 96.7% | 2024-05-25 |
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| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
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| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |