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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| 22920. | Regaining (amirpci) | 73.09 | 97% | 2020-10-13 |
| 22921. | Salman91 (salman_91) | 73.08 | 96% | 2024-05-24 |
| 22922. | CTO (ianpogi254) | 73.08 | 97% | 2024-03-20 |
| 22923. | Kevin (k0rtiz) | 73.08 | 95% | 2019-09-04 |
| 22924. | Spielerr (spielerr) | 73.08 | 97.3% | 2024-01-08 |
| 22925. | Malhar (masc2460) | 73.08 | 99% | 2023-11-29 |
| 22926. | C (cmeissner) | 73.08 | 95% | 2024-10-19 |
| 22927. | Vincent (vincexodus) | 73.08 | 95% | 2025-02-27 |
| 22928. | Musa (muhh) | 73.08 | 96% | 2022-01-08 |
| 22929. | Laimonas (lifevsdeath) | 73.08 | 95% | 2012-09-06 |
| 22930. | 2MangoShake (2mangoshake) | 73.07 | 96% | 2024-02-13 |
| 22931. | Justin (politicalguy) | 73.07 | 95% | 2018-03-03 |
| 22932. | Joo (jooooooo) | 73.07 | 94% | 2017-09-26 |
| 22933. | Minnie (letsfadetogether) | 73.07 | 93% | 2013-03-28 |
| 22934. | John (merongmerong) | 73.07 | 94% | 2015-01-11 |
| 22935. | Tyree (instiinct) | 73.07 | 93% | 2012-03-22 |
| 22936. | Deba (typo_keystroke) | 73.06 | 97% | 2024-07-23 |
| 22937. | John (scylva) | 73.06 | 96% | 2023-01-25 |
| 22938. | boo (lolitsme) | 73.06 | 95% | 2024-04-08 |
| 22939. | specified (only_lowercase_l... | 73.06 | 98.1% | 2023-11-26 |
| 22940. | Sp (racer_23) | 73.06 | 96.6% | 2024-08-25 |
| 22941. | Tuan (tuansoibk) | 73.06 | 93% | 2011-08-08 |
| 22942. | Alihan (ahuramazda96) | 73.06 | 99% | 2020-06-12 |
| 22943. | Chebruhhh (caydenyoung3) | 73.05 | 97% | 2025-04-21 |
| 22944. | ameerahtyas (ameerahtyas) | 73.05 | 98% | 2025-01-01 |
| 22945. | _Cosmos_ (_cosmos_) | 73.05 | 96.2% | 2024-10-28 |
| 22946. | Berry (berry_boring) | 73.05 | 99% | 2025-01-30 |
| 22947. | Blake Leise (blakeleisetypes) | 73.05 | 96% | 2023-11-24 |
| 22948. | Joshua (jkm711) | 73.05 | 97% | 2021-10-15 |
| 22949. | eddy (yourmom22) | 73.05 | — | 2010-10-25 |
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