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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
2478. | Zachary (hejukaza) | 111.89 | 98% | 2022-01-11 |
2479. | Youssef (sec5x) | 111.89 | 99% | 2022-02-05 |
2480. | Jonatan (gustesmil) | 111.89 | 98% | 2022-05-20 |
2481. | Hersh (hbhargava) | 111.88 | 96% | 2023-09-14 |
2482. | Grotesque (grotesquevinny) | 111.88 | 97% | 2017-03-18 |
2483. | Sevenly (sevenly) | 111.87 | 99% | 2018-12-08 |
2484. | Knight (knighttyper) | 111.87 | 98% | 2014-12-11 |
2485. | Steve (javindo) | 111.87 | 91% | 2012-12-05 |
2486. | Kevin (dafadore) | 111.86 | 96% | 2018-03-30 |
2487. | Michael (m_soutar3) | 111.84 | 98% | 2020-11-15 |
2488. | Brett (brettstenerson) | 111.84 | 99% | 2012-06-28 |
2489. | Mike (sukivan) | 111.83 | 98% | 2022-09-20 |
2490. | bfwhsm (bfwhsm) | 111.83 | 95% | 2012-06-23 |
2491. | Cjones (j0nes7) | 111.83 | 95% | 2013-10-23 |
2492. | Pasquale 12, not 11 (pasqua... | 111.82 | 100% | 2022-05-14 |
2493. | Qi (whathaha3) | 111.82 | 98% | 2023-02-04 |
2494. | Phish (phishphishphish) | 111.81 | 97% | 2023-03-07 |
2495. | Jwad (jaziz) | 111.81 | 99% | 2022-01-04 |
2496. | Cody (ctftyper) | 111.81 | 99% | 2020-05-19 |
2497. | Isaac (attenuationcoefficient) | 111.79 | 93% | 2016-11-21 |
2498. | Frank (omni) | 111.79 | — | 2010-11-26 |
2499. | Hilary (cubone) | 111.77 | — | 2010-08-29 |
2500. | Bassim. (cmpleteidiot) | 111.76 | 97% | 2015-09-11 |
2501. | Dedy (dedy) | 111.76 | 97% | 2013-02-08 |
2502. | Red (akramab) | 111.70 | 98% | 2023-12-08 |
2503. | The (alwaystop20) | 111.70 | 97% | 2013-10-04 |
2504. | kovaak main (sharoop) | 111.69 | 97% | 2017-10-12 |
2505. | Bruce (bruceboy1985) | 111.68 | 98% | 2020-08-31 |
2506. | Kinan (sarkin) | 111.68 | 99% | 2013-01-25 |
2507. | Noah (irondragonian) | 111.67 | 99% | 2021-04-11 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
Default (English) | 70,097 | 81.38 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 89 | 92.00 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |