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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44440. | Additya (addi_t) | 41.99 | 94.6% | 2024-01-26 |
| 44441. | Dave (cunners123) | 41.99 | 87% | 2015-02-12 |
| 44442. | Aman1525p (aman1525p) | 41.99 | 90% | 2012-08-18 |
| 44443. | Sky (skyghastz) | 41.98 | 96% | 2025-03-05 |
| 44444. | Light (light655) | 41.98 | 96% | 2021-03-30 |
| 44445. | Yasir (optimistic) | 41.97 | 93% | 2013-07-26 |
| 44446. | Charlie (charlesbrown) | 41.96 | 94% | 2024-02-08 |
| 44447. | Ashraf (monke1010) | 41.96 | 96% | 2020-12-20 |
| 44448. | Loquillo2026 (loquillo2026) | 41.95 | 97% | 2024-07-10 |
| 44449. | Mikey (meekichan) | 41.94 | 96.2% | 2024-01-12 |
| 44450. | Juno (spacecraft37773) | 41.93 | 96% | 2024-07-15 |
| 44451. | Guy (krisnkills) | 41.93 | 94% | 2021-01-06 |
| 44452. | ian (giaaable) | 41.90 | 95% | 2024-10-25 |
| 44453. | Michelle (meow_7) | 41.88 | 97% | 2024-02-11 |
| 44454. | Ahmed (ahmed_elashraf) | 41.87 | 93% | 2025-04-21 |
| 44455. | richard (trash2zero) | 41.87 | — | 2010-10-15 |
| 44456. | Saurav Shakya (kemura) | 41.86 | 92% | 2024-07-04 |
| 44457. | Javier (javimadrid4) | 41.86 | 96% | 2024-07-24 |
| 44458. | guy (zagu) | 41.86 | 96% | 2020-04-25 |
| 44459. | Yeabkal Tessema (yeab_k) | 41.85 | 95% | 2025-01-15 |
| 44460. | translate account (translat... | 41.85 | 95% | 2024-05-31 |
| 44461. | El (elchapo0) | 41.84 | 96% | 2023-06-12 |
| 44462. | AMANJOT SINGH KHALSA (amanj... | 41.83 | 94% | 2024-09-09 |
| 44463. | Igor (nyarlath) | 41.82 | 95% | 2012-04-10 |
| 44464. | Szpunder (szpunder) | 41.80 | 92% | 2024-06-06 |
| 44465. | Chris (safebet) | 41.80 | 96% | 2024-03-05 |
| 44466. | Supreme cake17 (supreme_cak... | 41.79 | 94.5% | 2024-05-13 |
| 44467. | Ivet (grizzie) | 41.78 | 95% | 2025-02-25 |
| 44468. | Note (_note_) | 41.78 | 92% | 2023-12-19 |
| 44469. | V S (qinqueue) | 41.76 | 94% | 2025-06-16 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |