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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
25599. | Leon (halo624) | 59.27 | 93% | 2018-03-27 |
25600. | ppgg (pp__gg) | 59.27 | 91% | 2016-12-17 |
25601. | Shar (sharburrus) | 59.27 | 96% | 2018-11-15 |
25602. | Alex (amh1499) | 59.27 | 91% | 2014-02-25 |
25603. | CTO (ianpogi254) | 59.26 | 97% | 2024-03-05 |
25604. | Mayday (maydayf) | 59.26 | 94% | 2019-01-21 |
25605. | Vitaly (strider74) | 59.26 | 93% | 2014-09-22 |
25606. | MANGESH (atom2) | 59.26 | 96% | 2013-08-31 |
25607. | sebi (ysebi) | 59.25 | 98% | 2022-09-28 |
25608. | Nguyen (anhhero) | 59.25 | — | 2010-08-25 |
25609. | danielle (halyconamour) | 59.25 | 92% | 2014-08-03 |
25610. | Khoa (nak9x) | 59.25 | — | 2011-01-22 |
25611. | Himanshu (himanshupander) | 59.24 | 95% | 2022-04-23 |
25612. | rummaging_oof (kyjleung) | 59.24 | 96% | 2023-12-18 |
25613. | Minh (murungru) | 59.24 | 94% | 2014-02-26 |
25614. | Manish (vestor) | 59.24 | 94% | 2014-04-22 |
25615. | Jordan (jordan_speedy_hands) | 59.23 | 94% | 2023-03-19 |
25616. | East (eastwind21) | 59.23 | 96% | 2021-09-24 |
25617. | Judy (judyzhang) | 59.23 | 97% | 2013-01-29 |
25618. | iron (iron_pickaxe) | 59.23 | 95% | 2021-08-01 |
25619. | Dan (x_danma) | 59.23 | 93% | 2015-06-28 |
25620. | Foyez (aflextra) | 59.23 | 94.3% | 2023-11-24 |
25621. | William (xoner) | 59.23 | 89% | 2012-06-05 |
25622. | Vivek (v234singh) | 59.22 | 90% | 2011-09-09 |
25623. | Bertalan (brtln) | 59.22 | 94% | 2021-11-10 |
25624. | Phillip (spider21) | 59.22 | 91% | 2013-02-23 |
25625. | Mr (luna1001) | 59.22 | 90% | 2011-12-16 |
25626. | iamslowtyping (iamslowtypin... | 59.21 | 96% | 2024-04-04 |
25627. | Cindy (cindy1889) | 59.21 | 95% | 2021-09-07 |
25628. | Reyme (reyme) | 59.21 | 95.4% | 2023-10-01 |
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 |