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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
13140. | Arief (ilikfunky7) | 80.67 | 98% | 2021-03-16 |
13141. | Salih Can (salihcan) | 80.67 | 99% | 2014-09-30 |
13142. | Ruben (rubenzhang) | 80.67 | 96% | 2017-04-10 |
13143. | Marie (mcglock) | 80.67 | 93% | 2011-11-07 |
13144. | Aceo (kingace) | 80.67 | 95% | 2011-07-20 |
13145. | DeanMachine44 (deanmachine44) | 80.67 | 95% | 2015-01-23 |
13146. | Brandon (muffinmcfluffin) | 80.66 | 95% | 2012-12-14 |
13147. | mel (melly_welly) | 80.66 | 96.5% | 2023-11-08 |
13148. | Faquarl (iamfaquarl) | 80.66 | 96% | 2014-04-29 |
13149. | Juan (jupalaja) | 80.65 | 99% | 2024-04-02 |
13150. | dilectus (dilectus) | 80.65 | 98% | 2023-01-14 |
13151. | chi (chigwapo) | 80.65 | 97.3% | 2024-01-11 |
13152. | Richrad (laci279) | 80.65 | 97% | 2022-10-01 |
13153. | Marvin (malvolio) | 80.65 | 97% | 2022-01-12 |
13154. | Jay Ronald (jay_ronald33) | 80.65 | 97% | 2013-05-25 |
13155. | Wayne (devia) | 80.65 | 93% | 2013-05-13 |
13156. | Rachana (rachanav) | 80.64 | 96% | 2024-04-05 |
13157. | adam (glzkfngkwlap) | 80.64 | 98% | 2022-05-26 |
13158. | sylv81 (sylv81ct) | 80.64 | 95% | 2017-01-27 |
13159. | rota (rota22) | 80.64 | 98% | 2021-08-17 |
13160. | SHRIKANT (shrieks) | 80.64 | 96% | 2014-08-14 |
13161. | qqq (dualofdualisprimal) | 80.64 | 97% | 2016-05-06 |
13162. | 🖤 (stabilized) | 80.64 | 98% | 2015-12-24 |
13163. | Scott (whaleswhales) | 80.64 | 97% | 2013-03-09 |
13164. | Tim (timlara) | 80.64 | 96% | 2011-08-07 |
13165. | minus_one (minus_one) | 80.63 | 93% | 2014-03-26 |
13166. | Anthony (burner16) | 80.63 | 94% | 2012-11-15 |
13167. | Chi Yong (chi_yong) | 80.63 | 95% | 2011-08-29 |
13168. | zaki (zak1991) | 80.62 | 98% | 2024-05-05 |
13169. | samsailo (samsailo) | 80.62 | 96% | 2024-03-11 |
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 |