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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7055. | Matt (mattserblo) | 96.84 | 97% | 2022-09-09 |
| 7056. | Nic (scylla1) | 96.84 | 97% | 2020-12-12 |
| 7057. | Kristian (konpiv) | 96.84 | 97.3% | 2024-03-03 |
| 7058. | Alramech (alramech) | 96.84 | 98% | 2018-06-22 |
| 7059. | Jose (relictus) | 96.84 | 90% | 2015-09-20 |
| 7060. | daniel (asdd) | 96.84 | 94% | 2013-04-21 |
| 7061. | foxy (foxymccoy) | 96.83 | 97% | 2022-04-20 |
| 7062. | Nevets (avecafe) | 96.83 | 98% | 2016-05-27 |
| 7063. | Ben (shvehstbycwe) | 96.82 | 97% | 2022-09-24 |
| 7064. | Rafaella (strandash) | 96.82 | 98% | 2014-08-10 |
| 7065. | Inurn (mincreftgamr43) | 96.82 | 97% | 2020-12-07 |
| 7066. | Justin Dahan (jdah2) | 96.81 | 99% | 2024-08-19 |
| 7067. | Rachel (animitz) | 96.81 | 98.6% | 2025-02-06 |
| 7068. | Kanazaki (kanazaki) | 96.81 | 99% | 2022-07-27 |
| 7069. | Jake (ashborn32_s) | 96.81 | 96% | 2024-01-08 |
| 7070. | Dorothy (randomhoomanbean) | 96.81 | 97% | 2021-06-12 |
| 7071. | Nicholas (nicholas_r) | 96.80 | 97.3% | 2024-12-14 |
| 7072. | ๐ฟ (guppypugs) | 96.80 | 98% | 2023-02-04 |
| 7073. | Sofie (yumepeh) | 96.80 | 98% | 2024-04-23 |
| 7074. | Andurrs (imsvenson) | 96.80 | 99% | 2023-06-09 |
| 7075. | Kaan Yuksel (bilginyuksel) | 96.80 | 97% | 2022-01-29 |
| 7076. | ahmad (reasonistian) | 96.80 | 98% | 2016-06-22 |
| 7077. | Chris (chrisb_33) | 96.80 | 96% | 2014-04-04 |
| 7078. | ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐... | 96.80 | 99% | 2018-06-10 |
| 7079. | Lรช Viแปt Bแบฃo (lebao) | 96.80 | 97% | 2016-08-23 |
| 7080. | Manan (mk1123) | 96.80 | 95% | 2017-04-30 |
| 7081. | Kailan (kailan) | 96.79 | 99% | 2017-10-03 |
| 7082. | Sean (smor729) | 96.78 | 98.5% | 2024-12-03 |
| 7083. | my fingers are slow (jay12310) | 96.77 | 99% | 2023-06-02 |
| 7084. | Vanessa (vma101) | 96.77 | 92% | 2014-08-14 |
| 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 |