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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23406. | gechleng (ngorgechleng) | 74.18 | 94% | 2013-09-06 |
| 23407. | Absyl (absyl) | 74.18 | 97% | 2011-05-22 |
| 23408. | kaizel (kai_zel) | 74.17 | 98% | 2025-01-24 |
| 23409. | Kucing (nyandesuyo) | 74.17 | 97% | 2022-12-16 |
| 23410. | dmitry (dmitry_) | 74.17 | 94.4% | 2023-12-21 |
| 23411. | Simon (siggyyo) | 74.17 | 94% | 2015-10-23 |
| 23412. | Md: Rabby Hossan (minitoria... | 74.16 | 95% | 2025-07-21 |
| 23413. | Muhammadsaid (muhammadsaid_... | 74.16 | 94.6% | 2025-05-06 |
| 23414. | sean (itscalledwkey) | 74.16 | 95.8% | 2025-04-10 |
| 23415. | George (chronictyper) | 74.16 | 97% | 2024-03-22 |
| 23416. | Jessie (jpoopknitting) | 74.16 | 96% | 2024-04-10 |
| 23417. | This is (thisiswhyweplay) | 74.16 | 96% | 2022-06-12 |
| 23418. | Ahmed (itsalwaysahmed) | 74.16 | 95% | 2025-09-19 |
| 23419. | AR (prop_24) | 74.16 | 96% | 2025-01-28 |
| 23420. | Chase (chasechai) | 74.16 | 97% | 2022-10-08 |
| 23421. | Awoo? (voidsaidmeow) | 74.16 | 97% | 2024-05-29 |
| 23422. | Claudia (heartbreakinglyawk... | 74.15 | 96% | 2012-12-11 |
| 23423. | Kavyaa (kavyaa_0404) | 74.15 | 96% | 2024-02-23 |
| 23424. | Nico (adsfgklksfj) | 74.15 | 97% | 2025-11-01 |
| 23425. | Xave (meowcat12) | 74.15 | 96% | 2025-06-27 |
| 23426. | π°πΈπΈ π°πΈπΈ (... | 74.15 | 98.6% | 2024-03-21 |
| 23427. | Lebo (lebo) | 74.15 | 95% | 2012-03-30 |
| 23428. | Luca (cheezeitzrice) | 74.15 | 99% | 2020-09-24 |
| 23429. | Serguk (serguk) | 74.15 | 99% | 2021-12-29 |
| 23430. | M@RKUS (makuslis) | 74.15 | 88% | 2012-04-11 |
| 23431. | Anna (amd617) | 74.15 | 92% | 2016-10-24 |
| 23432. | PriyaM (bagyam) | 74.14 | 98.8% | 2025-04-17 |
| 23433. | Colin (cabb007) | 74.14 | 97% | 2023-12-19 |
| 23434. | Christian (cram0112) | 74.14 | 98% | 2016-09-16 |
| 23435. | Jardo (marqz) | 74.14 | 97% | 2024-01-26 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |