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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
5710. | stagadoosh (stagadoosh) | 97.86 | 97% | 2017-07-06 |
5711. | Thueras (thueras) | 97.86 | 99% | 2014-07-06 |
5712. | Ben (benlongo) | 97.85 | 98% | 2020-11-23 |
5713. | e (edvinb) | 97.85 | 97% | 2022-06-17 |
5714. | Matt (mattlo) | 97.85 | 98% | 2017-12-19 |
5715. | Tahiti (sbattula) | 97.85 | 97% | 2013-03-19 |
5716. | emily (emfava) | 97.84 | 99% | 2019-08-20 |
5717. | asciiman (swishkebab) | 97.84 | 94% | 2013-06-15 |
5718. | Kenneth (thebestpotatona) | 97.84 | 97% | 2019-01-25 |
5719. | Jeff (hodginsje) | 97.84 | 96% | 2013-07-23 |
5720. | Ruggles (ruggles101) | 97.83 | 97% | 2012-11-02 |
5721. | Not (calcyon) | 97.83 | 95% | 2013-04-26 |
5722. | cimsunf (nhtai) | 97.82 | 98% | 2014-09-08 |
5723. | Jackson (a_stickman) | 97.81 | 97% | 2023-12-07 |
5724. | peyer (bubteax) | 97.81 | 98% | 2022-01-23 |
5725. | WhITelion (whitelion2) | 97.81 | 95% | 2016-12-12 |
5726. | nanda bakana (mutality) | 97.80 | 99% | 2017-12-21 |
5727. | Duh-Rell (duhrell) | 97.79 | 94% | 2014-02-20 |
5728. | pl (dirtygoldfish) | 97.79 | 97% | 2022-09-24 |
5729. | Dylan (strongerthanyou) | 97.78 | 97% | 2023-04-10 |
5730. | Zach (zach2581) | 97.78 | 95% | 2013-12-29 |
5731. | Dani (danianni) | 97.78 | 97% | 2020-08-18 |
5732. | Dominique (domynation) | 97.78 | 99% | 2016-02-22 |
5733. | Matt (mattwarren306) | 97.78 | 100% | 2022-06-10 |
5734. | Sourabh (sourabhtyping) | 97.78 | 96% | 2015-10-17 |
5735. | p1e (jackholly) | 97.78 | 97% | 2018-03-08 |
5736. | McQueen (cecosensei) | 97.77 | 97% | 2024-03-15 |
5737. | Cal (cal_on_colemak) | 97.77 | 97% | 2022-04-28 |
5738. | Max (ybmax) | 97.76 | 95.4% | 2023-10-27 |
5739. | Helen (28promises) | 97.76 | 94% | 2014-06-14 |
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 |