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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
16944. | Anne (vanilla_marshmallow) | 76.24 | 95.4% | 2023-12-25 |
16945. | Karl (visiko) | 76.24 | 95.8% | 2023-12-18 |
16946. | Cromus (cromus) | 76.24 | 92% | 2013-05-09 |
16947. | Thomas (unc4me4568) | 76.24 | 97% | 2016-07-28 |
16948. | Cheesetoast (cheesetoastman) | 76.24 | 96.7% | 2023-11-29 |
16949. | Will (carbohydra) | 76.24 | 99% | 2022-07-28 |
16950. | kareem (i_recline) | 76.24 | 96% | 2024-02-12 |
16951. | Meinrad (meinrad) | 76.24 | 96% | 2016-03-03 |
16952. | Ferat (gadreel) | 76.24 | 96% | 2016-08-01 |
16953. | Andrew (ahalle) | 76.24 | 98% | 2018-08-17 |
16954. | Moby (s0uthxpark) | 76.24 | 98% | 2018-09-30 |
16955. | Crystal (crystal_rhodes) | 76.24 | 94% | 2012-07-27 |
16956. | Jessie (jessie651) | 76.23 | 95.6% | 2023-11-16 |
16957. | kazuma (kazuma1605) | 76.23 | 97% | 2023-07-26 |
16958. | bstone13 (bstone13) | 76.23 | — | 2010-11-11 |
16959. | KisBocy (daneew) | 76.23 | 95.6% | 2024-03-20 |
16960. | mike (greendaytimo2910) | 76.22 | 94% | 2011-10-24 |
16961. | Peter (wipper) | 76.22 | 97% | 2017-10-08 |
16962. | VLKR (vlkr) | 76.22 | 98% | 2011-05-11 |
16963. | Bailey (nob0dy) | 76.22 | 97% | 2020-12-22 |
16964. | bb where are youuuu (kwokhin) | 76.22 | 94% | 2013-08-11 |
16965. | comboBox (combobox) | 76.22 | 95% | 2013-03-13 |
16966. | P.Diddy (diddymygoat) | 76.21 | 97% | 2024-09-17 |
16967. | theepicracer99 (theepicrace... | 76.21 | 96.1% | 2023-11-20 |
16968. | Hitscan (loonatick_src) | 76.21 | 97% | 2020-12-16 |
16969. | bob (texasaboy) | 76.21 | 93% | 2015-12-03 |
16970. | Locksley (locksng12) | 76.21 | 99% | 2023-02-14 |
16971. | Tsenko (tsenko) | 76.21 | 97% | 2023-09-05 |
16972. | Torrin (t0rr1n) | 76.21 | 96% | 2021-09-02 |
16973. | Joe (jgizzi21) | 76.21 | 98% | 2021-10-25 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
Default (English) | 83,500 | 80.03 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 103 | 91.56 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 11 | 71.56 | January 1, 2024 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |