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
Active since June 9, 2010.
397 total characters in this text.
View Pit Stop page for this text
| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10249. | dxn (dawsn3) | 90.97 | 99% | 2024-12-25 |
| 10250. | Stephen (srrv) | 90.97 | 97% | 2025-10-20 |
| 10251. | Zack (zooze) | 90.97 | 97% | 2018-03-05 |
| 10252. | jolly1joel (aabossboy) | 90.97 | 98.1% | 2024-09-22 |
| 10253. | Frank (makatsuku) | 90.97 | 97.9% | 2025-05-02 |
| 10254. | Nobu (nobunakamura) | 90.97 | 99% | 2022-01-19 |
| 10255. | Tycho (tychobroucke) | 90.97 | 96.9% | 2023-10-22 |
| 10256. | Bhrianna (birdsofrhia) | 90.97 | 96% | 2012-03-01 |
| 10257. | Jimmy (zen529) | 90.96 | 99% | 2021-04-19 |
| 10258. | Alexandre (acolavin) | 90.96 | — | 2011-02-09 |
| 10259. | Olcay (kinataki) | 90.96 | 98.4% | 2023-12-15 |
| 10260. | Hayawardh (hayawardh) | 90.96 | 98% | 2012-01-03 |
| 10261. | Matt (mlefkow) | 90.96 | — | 2010-07-11 |
| 10262. | Sujay (sbwrtw) | 90.96 | 94% | 2013-05-20 |
| 10263. | Daniel (lozand) | 90.96 | 99% | 2015-12-14 |
| 10264. | www (dieucra) | 90.96 | 95% | 2016-07-19 |
| 10265. | Koby (basedone) | 90.95 | 98.4% | 2024-11-27 |
| 10266. | Joseph (josefmcbrosef) | 90.95 | 98% | 2022-02-22 |
| 10267. | yo dayo (ayamenakiri) | 90.95 | 99.7% | 2023-10-09 |
| 10268. | Nick (chesswurmotb) | 90.95 | 98% | 2025-07-20 |
| 10269. | Michael (bannister) | 90.95 | 97% | 2011-11-29 |
| 10270. | casiofx83gt (casiofx83gt) | 90.94 | 95.4% | 2024-01-21 |
| 10271. | Abhi (abhigmz) | 90.93 | 98% | 2025-03-22 |
| 10272. | Kaim (14mkim) | 90.93 | 91% | 2013-08-28 |
| 10273. | lando (multilagio) | 90.92 | 97% | 2022-05-02 |
| 10274. | Nate (nhanzel) | 90.92 | 97% | 2021-11-14 |
| 10275. | Patrick (youngpup) | 90.92 | 98.4% | 2024-10-07 |
| 10276. | Ramses (boinkey) | 90.92 | 97.5% | 2025-01-09 |
| 10277. | Brandon (saosin) | 90.92 | 97% | 2013-03-22 |
| 10278. | Anahit (anachan17) | 90.92 | 97% | 2020-07-14 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
| 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 |