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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
3167. | Nour (nourxcx) | 108.68 | 99% | 2021-11-29 |
3168. | Zephyr (hiilikepie12345) | 108.68 | 99% | 2014-08-29 |
3169. | Saidy (saidypoo) | 108.67 | 94% | 2011-10-20 |
3170. | delina (delinaxd) | 108.67 | 99% | 2021-01-17 |
3171. | whupdup (whupdup) | 108.67 | 97% | 2016-03-10 |
3172. | mipsu (mipsulii) | 108.67 | 94% | 2013-02-25 |
3173. | Vi (chingdiggity) | 108.66 | 98% | 2023-01-29 |
3174. | Alexander (timmy542) | 108.66 | 97% | 2012-03-19 |
3175. | Steven (zanzibar) | 108.66 | 97% | 2013-04-12 |
3176. | J (jwp36) | 108.66 | — | 2011-03-06 |
3177. | MuiePonta (pelerin) | 108.65 | 99% | 2014-01-23 |
3178. | Jerry (sylvos) | 108.65 | 95% | 2013-10-08 |
3179. | i am (ashou) | 108.64 | 98% | 2021-11-18 |
3180. | ZedrickB (zedrickb) | 108.64 | 98% | 2016-09-17 |
3181. | (zealindaus) | 108.62 | 99% | 2020-06-17 |
3182. | Toodles (toodles678) | 108.62 | 98% | 2024-04-24 |
3183. | Gridcoin (gabeneweii) | 108.61 | 98% | 2023-09-09 |
3184. | Snapdragon (bunkerboo29) | 108.61 | 96% | 2016-07-04 |
3185. | ay (voidiz) | 108.61 | 96% | 2015-09-30 |
3186. | fuggurt (romerskglas) | 108.60 | 99% | 2024-08-23 |
3187. | Moridin (archer4) | 108.60 | 98% | 2012-05-14 |
3188. | Ashwin (ashwinsax) | 108.59 | 99% | 2020-10-24 |
3189. | Concomitant (dvorakdork) | 108.59 | 98% | 2015-01-31 |
3190. | Kurt (phane08) | 108.57 | 98% | 2021-05-05 |
3191. | the rizzler (cosnzaid) | 108.56 | 98% | 2024-06-23 |
3192. | 1a2a3a (northguard) | 108.56 | 95% | 2016-01-19 |
3193. | Shaun (elterrible) | 108.56 | 97% | 2015-05-11 |
3194. | Joe (neimad7) | 108.55 | 98% | 2023-05-28 |
3195. | Darko (darkec) | 108.55 | 99% | 2020-09-23 |
3196. | suiso (suisosan) | 108.55 | 96% | 2013-12-11 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
Default (English) | 83,500 | 80.03 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 103 | 91.56 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 11 | 71.56 | January 1, 2024 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |