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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35057. | Saugat (acharya_saugat) | 59.66 | 89% | 2016-03-03 |
| 35058. | Rich (undertenpercent) | 59.65 | 97% | 2024-01-09 |
| 35059. | Nadeem (nadeemahmad560) | 59.65 | 98.3% | 2023-12-11 |
| 35060. | abc (seikou) | 59.65 | 96.2% | 2024-01-02 |
| 35061. | Wake (awriter) | 59.65 | 97% | 2019-06-24 |
| 35062. | Vishal (vishal345verma) | 59.65 | 97% | 2018-04-28 |
| 35063. | Karan (sofastkaran) | 59.65 | 91% | 2014-12-20 |
| 35064. | Jacob (slickserpent99) | 59.64 | 81% | 2016-10-04 |
| 35065. | balianofibelin (balianofibe... | 59.64 | 98% | 2025-03-18 |
| 35066. | Laptop keyboard (laptop_key... | 59.64 | 95% | 2024-12-24 |
| 35067. | Nikhil (nikhil_parab) | 59.64 | 94.2% | 2023-11-22 |
| 35068. | Kevin (lordofwreck) | 59.64 | 95% | 2022-07-22 |
| 35069. | Jeje McCallister (jejemccal... | 59.64 | 98% | 2023-08-23 |
| 35070. | Florian (bflorian) | 59.64 | 95% | 2012-10-24 |
| 35071. | szarvas (nomenestomen) | 59.64 | 91% | 2014-11-27 |
| 35072. | Nani (karlord) | 59.64 | 95% | 2018-02-28 |
| 35073. | Sahil (sahil_9861) | 59.63 | 93% | 2024-02-11 |
| 35074. | A Smokin' (alucardx) | 59.63 | 86% | 2016-09-07 |
| 35075. | Udun (udun) | 59.63 | 93% | 2015-01-17 |
| 35076. | Sarah ✌(◕‿◕)✌ (s... | 59.63 | 93% | 2014-03-06 |
| 35077. | Chandan (alexchandan) | 59.62 | 96% | 2024-12-18 |
| 35078. | Bill Nye (crowdcontrol) | 59.62 | 93% | 2016-01-05 |
| 35079. | Azimjon (azimjonn) | 59.62 | 97.5% | 2024-08-10 |
| 35080. | Ming (shemilly) | 59.62 | 93% | 2012-09-17 |
| 35081. | Clarys (clarys) | 59.62 | 99% | 2020-07-27 |
| 35082. | snooze (sn0oze) | 59.62 | 91% | 2013-11-22 |
| 35083. | Skoozey (skoozey) | 59.62 | 94% | 2015-04-25 |
| 35084. | Gerard (venzdrake) | 59.62 | 88% | 2012-09-28 |
| 35085. | Viz (viz_124) | 59.61 | 95% | 2025-06-02 |
| 35086. | tim rawcliffe (nakedeyes) | 59.61 | 97.6% | 2025-05-17 |
| 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 |