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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12225. | QuietObedientConsent (arrow... | 87.86 | 98% | 2019-08-10 |
| 12226. | Johann (ramzzione) | 87.85 | 97% | 2024-07-30 |
| 12227. | Jade (pg_jade) | 87.85 | 97.5% | 2021-03-01 |
| 12228. | korazer (rafhael132) | 87.85 | 98% | 2024-05-27 |
| 12229. | Polly (pajberman) | 87.85 | 97% | 2020-11-20 |
| 12230. | Chris (pr1m3) | 87.85 | 95% | 2016-09-20 |
| 12231. | rekasinho (rekasinho) | 87.84 | 98% | 2024-02-13 |
| 12232. | gabr_cs (meezlung) | 87.84 | 97.1% | 2024-01-10 |
| 12233. | Andre (andreandreandre) | 87.84 | 98% | 2022-01-17 |
| 12234. | gcc42 (gcc42) | 87.84 | 98.3% | 2024-03-26 |
| 12235. | Hugo (devilsportuguese) | 87.84 | 98% | 2013-06-06 |
| 12236. | Fer (fer_nando) | 87.84 | 94% | 2013-12-30 |
| 12237. | Rajiv (johnnymaboi) | 87.84 | 99% | 2017-08-08 |
| 12238. | Carter (mrrockman888) | 87.84 | 90% | 2016-11-09 |
| 12239. | Matt (mgunn) | 87.84 | 95% | 2014-01-22 |
| 12240. | burro (banton) | 87.84 | 98% | 2012-08-29 |
| 12241. | gamarramd (gamarramd) | 87.83 | 99% | 2024-09-11 |
| 12242. | Ben (foereaper4k) | 87.83 | 97% | 2022-01-17 |
| 12243. | Joseph (alphajoseph) | 87.83 | 98% | 2021-09-30 |
| 12244. | aldrnn (trullama) | 87.83 | 96% | 2021-04-18 |
| 12245. | Jon (jonc5201) | 87.83 | 97.4% | 2024-01-07 |
| 12246. | skyeblu7 (skyeblu7) | 87.83 | 98% | 2020-10-02 |
| 12247. | Muyoni (muyoni) | 87.83 | 95.6% | 2021-01-28 |
| 12248. | หมูบิน (moobin2) | 87.83 | — | 2011-02-23 |
| 12249. | Jason (alpha_32) | 87.82 | 98% | 2017-03-10 |
| 12250. | Christophe (christophe_fr) | 87.82 | 98.4% | 2024-12-26 |
| 12251. | Julie (mrssasquatch) | 87.82 | 98% | 2013-05-22 |
| 12252. | ben (bumbleben7) | 87.82 | 96% | 2020-06-15 |
| 12253. | Brandon (solasce) | 87.82 | 95% | 2013-04-01 |
| 12254. | James (runinbahn) | 87.82 | 92% | 2012-11-12 |
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| Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |