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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6464. | Richard (drahcir1) | 95.44 | 91% | 2014-04-08 |
6465. | Timothy (zerodemigod) | 95.43 | 94% | 2012-02-21 |
6466. | will (whitedarko) | 95.43 | 97% | 2024-02-14 |
6467. | kevin (fboi) | 95.43 | 98% | 2021-06-14 |
6468. | zwechee (zwechee) | 95.42 | 96% | 2021-04-08 |
6469. | AfterShock (aftershockonline) | 95.42 | 96% | 2022-06-11 |
6470. | 99+ (acc99) | 95.42 | 99% | 2023-06-05 |
6471. | EgyptianTyper (emptybox34) | 95.42 | 97% | 2023-09-03 |
6472. | Ted (xted) | 95.42 | 98% | 2019-04-05 |
6473. | MIttens (socerkid_02) | 95.42 | 94% | 2014-04-18 |
6474. | Alex. (forger) | 95.42 | 99% | 2014-06-23 |
6475. | Arthur (artnet) | 95.42 | 96% | 2013-08-23 |
6476. | pklm (legitgod404) | 95.41 | 98% | 2022-02-10 |
6477. | Ridans (ridans) | 95.40 | 97.9% | 2023-10-11 |
6478. | Andrew (pingpongpewpew) | 95.40 | 97% | 2014-08-19 |
6479. | Basherte (basherte) | 95.40 | 99% | 2012-05-17 |
6480. | Jessica (jessicalee4442) | 95.39 | 97.9% | 2023-12-13 |
6481. | Coach Mac (coachmac) | 95.39 | 99% | 2015-04-17 |
6482. | Brenda (bjschevy) | 95.39 | — | 2010-09-06 |
6483. | Nohin (nohin) | 95.38 | 97.9% | 2023-12-31 |
6484. | Lucjan (lucjan_09) | 95.38 | 98% | 2020-12-18 |
6485. | Coitus (curtisxuan) | 95.38 | 90% | 2016-08-13 |
6486. | Michael (toast23) | 95.37 | 98% | 2020-09-23 |
6487. | Courtney (typesometimes) | 95.37 | 97% | 2022-04-24 |
6488. | Mason (brainiac33) | 95.37 | 98% | 2024-02-05 |
6489. | Tony (aarup) | 95.37 | 97% | 2017-11-22 |
6490. | Alex (revl8er) | 95.37 | 98% | 2017-11-10 |
6491. | 737driver (737driver) | 95.37 | — | 2010-07-24 |
6492. | Darrin (1dur) | 95.36 | 93% | 2016-04-02 |
6493. | Varun (vvv44) | 95.36 | 95% | 2015-01-16 |
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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 |