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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9518. | Warren (warrenwangtennis) | 91.51 | 97% | 2017-07-28 |
| 9519. | Howard (howardpx2016) | 91.50 | 98% | 2014-11-19 |
| 9520. | David (xifu) | 91.50 | 97% | 2020-04-16 |
| 9521. | G (yursefin) | 91.50 | 97% | 2012-06-05 |
| 9522. | Tyler (tjang) | 91.50 | 97% | 2019-05-30 |
| 9523. | Martel (marty09) | 91.50 | 97% | 2012-08-07 |
| 9524. | Low (tortin286) | 91.49 | 95% | 2017-07-29 |
| 9525. | vvvvvvvv (vvvvvvvv81) | 91.49 | 98% | 2022-04-05 |
| 9526. | Nico (npvalerio8) | 91.49 | 97% | 2021-07-27 |
| 9527. | Tina ;)~~~~ (tinac) | 91.49 | 98% | 2011-07-16 |
| 9528. | Austin (ahn94) | 91.49 | 96% | 2015-06-23 |
| 9529. | Nyomi (nyomithevagabond) | 91.48 | 95% | 2014-11-12 |
| 9530. | Tyler (typeler) | 91.48 | 96% | 2020-05-08 |
| 9531. | Arie (buenobonsai) | 91.48 | 97.5% | 2021-03-02 |
| 9532. | Ed (raptorofli) | 91.48 | 96% | 2023-02-23 |
| 9533. | Nathanael (samuraipizzacat29) | 91.48 | 94% | 2012-04-26 |
| 9534. | Ai (aibah) | 91.47 | 97% | 2025-06-28 |
| 9535. | Kyle (gnowelyk) | 91.47 | 97% | 2020-03-11 |
| 9536. | Jacob (soolseem) | 91.47 | 98% | 2021-11-04 |
| 9537. | Gustavo (ribeiro_halmak) | 91.47 | 95% | 2022-05-18 |
| 9538. | Jon (jjoelson) | 91.47 | 98% | 2014-05-07 |
| 9539. | Alex (alexpizarroj) | 91.47 | 96% | 2012-10-13 |
| 9540. | Ryan (rdn26) | 91.46 | 99% | 2024-01-29 |
| 9541. | Jeff (jeffjef) | 91.46 | 99% | 2020-12-25 |
| 9542. | bwian (brianschao) | 91.46 | 96% | 2019-05-01 |
| 9543. | weddies (weddies) | 91.45 | 96% | 2024-01-20 |
| 9544. | C Plus (cplusplus2) | 91.45 | 97% | 2012-06-14 |
| 9545. | Yoong (lipyoong10) | 91.45 | 94% | 2016-10-20 |
| 9546. | Besnik (besnikkabashi) | 91.45 | 94% | 2015-10-02 |
| 9547. | Sarah (sgoose16) | 91.44 | 98% | 2025-02-21 |
| 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 |