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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
28827. | mmills18 (mmills18) | 53.67 | 97% | 2021-03-30 |
28828. | Mart (ketalanka) | 53.67 | 93% | 2011-06-09 |
28829. | Tomaz (dragart) | 53.67 | 98% | 2022-10-28 |
28830. | Brenda (camry) | 53.67 | 99% | 2013-01-24 |
28831. | Fri5day (wongkokpin) | 53.66 | 92% | 2014-02-19 |
28832. | Mehran (mehrandvd) | 53.66 | 93% | 2016-11-29 |
28833. | Jason (jasontong) | 53.66 | 95% | 2012-03-04 |
28834. | James (jugglingking) | 53.66 | — | 2011-03-12 |
28835. | JFL (mialiu0804) | 53.65 | 96% | 2021-11-08 |
28836. | Random (randomlygenerated3194) | 53.65 | 97.3% | 2023-12-11 |
28837. | Andrew (impereos) | 53.65 | 94.3% | 2023-12-13 |
28838. | Dang (cogi2996) | 53.65 | 96% | 2022-07-13 |
28839. | Sarah (ssarahhh) | 53.65 | 93% | 2021-02-14 |
28840. | Gail (gail2_rickman) | 53.65 | 97% | 2012-02-25 |
28841. | Bobban (bobban) | 53.65 | 95% | 2017-10-21 |
28842. | wens (wensryan20) | 53.65 | 93% | 2012-02-03 |
28843. | Ash (asharrow) | 53.64 | 98% | 2024-04-17 |
28844. | 0k (yasboy164) | 53.64 | 94.8% | 2021-02-07 |
28845. | Doris (dorisk) | 53.64 | 91% | 2016-08-11 |
28846. | Sam (mrspongex33) | 53.64 | 96% | 2017-11-23 |
28847. | john joel (johnjoel) | 53.64 | 93% | 2016-05-17 |
28848. | caplink (caplink) | 53.63 | 96% | 2024-02-11 |
28849. | Akash (akashpatel20) | 53.63 | 97% | 2021-01-24 |
28850. | Rick (fattymcgee) | 53.63 | 93% | 2015-05-21 |
28851. | EZBET (ijolumut007) | 53.62 | 95% | 2024-04-19 |
28852. | Liam (limfons) | 53.62 | 96% | 2018-10-27 |
28853. | Chijindu (ene07) | 53.62 | 95% | 2024-04-19 |
28854. | 333pwn (333pwn) | 53.62 | 93% | 2021-11-18 |
28855. | Iveth (perlybomb) | 53.62 | 98% | 2021-11-26 |
28856. | Jessica (mochila83) | 53.62 | 97% | 2017-08-04 |
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 |