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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
5077. | Maxwell (arkensol) | 99.87 | 96% | 2019-05-20 |
5078. | Alex (epicene) | 99.87 | 98% | 2014-09-26 |
5079. | dvorak (div_dvorak) | 99.86 | 96.4% | 2024-01-12 |
5080. | John (tiansa) | 99.86 | 95% | 2014-11-04 |
5081. | Renan (renanandre) | 99.85 | 96% | 2014-10-13 |
5082. | Henry (singmok) | 99.84 | 98% | 2013-11-06 |
5083. | mr. poopybutthole (stealy) | 99.84 | 97% | 2016-05-12 |
5084. | Ferdiant (justquarter) | 99.84 | 98% | 2019-10-23 |
5085. | Angela36 (angela36) | 99.84 | 90% | 2017-04-18 |
5086. | Joseph (josqu) | 99.84 | 97% | 2019-02-22 |
5087. | ohmygod (ohmygod7627) | 99.84 | 98% | 2015-04-26 |
5088. | I (excelsiate) | 99.83 | 98% | 2016-03-04 |
5089. | kanacurry (kanacurry) | 99.83 | 95% | 2015-08-31 |
5090. | Ben (bena115) | 99.82 | 96% | 2016-10-03 |
5091. | ⠀ (omnispectral) | 99.81 | 98% | 2016-10-05 |
5092. | John (wac_haitem) | 99.81 | 96% | 2019-04-07 |
5093. | PikaPower (pikapower) | 99.80 | 97% | 2016-08-02 |
5094. | Always Last (always_last) | 99.80 | 97% | 2012-02-11 |
5095. | Aeoryth (aeoryth) | 99.80 | 94% | 2012-02-15 |
5096. | Thimo (trawz) | 99.79 | 99% | 2019-05-21 |
5097. | Evan (evarlese13) | 99.79 | 98% | 2022-05-23 |
5098. | Kush (kushkansara02) | 99.79 | 99% | 2021-08-26 |
5099. | chorlse (chorlse) | 99.79 | 98% | 2023-03-21 |
5100. | Zianka (ziankarachmadi) | 99.78 | 97% | 2019-07-03 |
5101. | Ronald (naiveronn) | 99.78 | 95% | 2013-08-30 |
5102. | poke (uuuuuuu7) | 99.78 | 93% | 2016-09-05 |
5103. | Jason (d4tb0i) | 99.77 | 99% | 2024-01-21 |
5104. | 鐘駱凱 (iakoul) | 99.77 | 99% | 2014-02-20 |
5105. | Justin (clitorasaurus) | 99.76 | 97% | 2011-12-03 |
5106. | Marek (lypa) | 99.75 | 98% | 2022-05-24 |
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 |