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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
16730. | tyler (nekoracer) | 80.51 | 97% | 2022-07-11 |
16731. | Justin (jjallday13) | 80.51 | 90% | 2014-04-14 |
16732. | Sam (gates250) | 80.51 | 96.7% | 2023-12-13 |
16733. | Kevin (kevin41714) | 80.50 | 99% | 2021-11-01 |
16734. | sako (zzzxxx) | 80.50 | 97% | 2025-05-28 |
16735. | Neel (neel19) | 80.50 | 96% | 2020-07-14 |
16736. | vamsi (vamsivadrevu) | 80.50 | 97% | 2013-07-11 |
16737. | EraZorX (erazorx) | 80.50 | 99% | 2014-12-16 |
16738. | Zachary (sk8erbo1) | 80.50 | 95% | 2017-10-01 |
16739. | Jordan (stumbledore) | 80.50 | 96% | 2012-01-24 |
16740. | hhkb (hhkbpro2) | 80.49 | 99% | 2025-07-13 |
16741. | Marvin (marvxxx) | 80.49 | 98% | 2024-09-09 |
16742. | Ceilingfanswitch (ceilingfa... | 80.49 | 95% | 2024-08-01 |
16743. | Jack______ (jack_____________) | 80.49 | 97% | 2018-11-22 |
16744. | jmzg (jmzg) | 80.49 | 95% | 2022-01-24 |
16745. | Thai (despotron) | 80.49 | 96% | 2021-05-23 |
16746. | Henry (flexion) | 80.48 | 98% | 2021-03-22 |
16747. | Sylvaine (sylvaine) | 80.48 | 96% | 2023-01-10 |
16748. | mamser (mamser01) | 80.48 | 97.7% | 2023-09-18 |
16749. | Matt (mattclowns) | 80.48 | 94% | 2016-07-22 |
16750. | Dai (daimarco11) | 80.48 | 97.1% | 2024-08-18 |
16751. | testsubject (shamushasha) | 80.48 | 95% | 2022-09-30 |
16752. | Angelo (im_quasar) | 80.48 | 97% | 2025-02-09 |
16753. | Max (maexxx) | 80.48 | 98% | 2021-05-10 |
16754. | Josh (zythe) | 80.48 | 93% | 2016-04-20 |
16755. | Jed (zhenya) | 80.48 | 96% | 2015-05-05 |
16756. | Frank (yelezi) | 80.47 | 97% | 2024-10-05 |
16757. | chameleom (chameleom) | 80.47 | 98.6% | 2024-11-06 |
16758. | Szymon (szymont) | 80.47 | 96% | 2024-06-16 |
16759. | Maarek (cynical_autistic) | 80.47 | 98% | 2024-02-14 |
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 |