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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
29727. | Jaskirat (jkaur7) | 49.04 | 95% | 2012-08-17 |
29728. | Mrsantiizer (mrsanitizer) | 49.03 | 94% | 2023-09-19 |
29729. | aimas (aimas) | 49.03 | 98% | 2021-10-19 |
29730. | A_Boy (aboy090909) | 49.02 | 95% | 2023-12-19 |
29731. | Fredy (supr3m3ov3rlord) | 49.02 | 95% | 2021-02-05 |
29732. | maestrofx (maestrofx) | 49.02 | 94% | 2013-02-25 |
29733. | Ruden Clark (killers146) | 49.02 | 92% | 2011-10-28 |
29734. | Junjun (papacorn) | 49.01 | 94% | 2018-10-28 |
29735. | Soph (soap28) | 48.99 | 97% | 2022-08-04 |
29736. | Avram (robertckk) | 48.99 | 97% | 2020-10-30 |
29737. | nieu (nieu) | 48.99 | 90% | 2012-11-02 |
29738. | Blitz (blitzter) | 48.98 | 92.8% | 2024-03-08 |
29739. | prisma (prisma1938) | 48.98 | 93.5% | 2023-11-13 |
29740. | riss (88riss) | 48.98 | 96% | 2021-02-08 |
29741. | Trang (cokofriendly) | 48.98 | 88% | 2012-04-25 |
29742. | andrewlyh (andrewlyh) | 48.98 | 93% | 2011-05-11 |
29743. | fumes (fumesline) | 48.97 | 96% | 2023-11-24 |
29744. | dreamrock han (hanmengshi123) | 48.97 | 96% | 2023-01-04 |
29745. | Anatoly (anatolix2008) | 48.97 | 91% | 2012-04-26 |
29746. | yesdef (yesdefinitely) | 48.96 | 97% | 2017-06-18 |
29747. | Gordon (hugo525) | 48.95 | 95% | 2013-03-10 |
29748. | Ty (quachgiaty) | 48.94 | 95% | 2019-07-22 |
29749. | VISHRUTH (unikon) | 48.94 | 93% | 2012-06-12 |
29750. | Posto (posto) | 48.93 | 94% | 2024-02-07 |
29751. | Ehsan (ekgma) | 48.91 | 88% | 2015-08-02 |
29752. | oswald (oswald63) | 48.91 | 95% | 2014-04-22 |
29753. | Adesh (thechosenadesh) | 48.90 | 95% | 2021-05-22 |
29754. | Pepe (poggers12) | 48.90 | 94% | 2021-02-11 |
29755. | namascar (namascar) | 48.90 | 96% | 2020-12-24 |
29756. | ArKá (rockomaga) | 48.88 | 91.4% | 2023-10-20 |
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 |