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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
6762. | kk (kkqu) | 94.51 | 97.4% | 2023-11-13 |
6763. | karlie (hydexuniverse) | 94.51 | 96% | 2023-01-06 |
6764. | ruslan (ice_man_) | 94.51 | 98.5% | 2021-02-18 |
6765. | Parsa (paarsaxd) | 94.51 | 93% | 2015-04-09 |
6766. | mariachi (mdl0100) | 94.51 | 97% | 2022-12-27 |
6767. | Alvin (alwin630) | 94.50 | 99% | 2021-04-25 |
6768. | Ronald (primarch) | 94.50 | 98% | 2019-11-19 |
6769. | son_of_tele (son_of_tele) | 94.49 | 96.3% | 2024-03-21 |
6770. | Karl (themoopavra) | 94.49 | 97% | 2021-05-07 |
6771. | Ryan (ryann4607) | 94.49 | 91% | 2011-09-28 |
6772. | Caitlin (caitlin3) | 94.48 | 98% | 2024-04-09 |
6773. | Practice (radule1) | 94.48 | 99% | 2022-09-18 |
6774. | relak (nxthann) | 94.48 | 98% | 2023-05-07 |
6775. | Chuck (phreoq) | 94.48 | 98.1% | 2021-03-01 |
6776. | Krista (divchyna) | 94.47 | — | 2011-03-23 |
6777. | zop (kozarrat) | 94.47 | 96% | 2015-07-05 |
6778. | I'm bored (chung_bungus69420) | 94.46 | 99% | 2022-06-18 |
6779. | Angelo (gc_aim) | 94.46 | 99% | 2023-02-06 |
6780. | Fuexfollets (fuexfollets) | 94.46 | 98% | 2023-10-14 |
6781. | Patrick (apbowler) | 94.46 | 98% | 2018-05-24 |
6782. | Bennett (bjhansen) | 94.46 | 95% | 2015-04-05 |
6783. | Paul (phroth) | 94.46 | 95% | 2014-05-10 |
6784. | thumb space for fun (supere... | 94.46 | 96% | 2014-05-13 |
6785. | Ben (pasta12) | 94.46 | 99% | 2013-02-23 |
6786. | Bryan.. XD (bryan_xd) | 94.45 | 96.9% | 2024-03-05 |
6787. | UncleBoobs (beyonderr) | 94.45 | 98.5% | 2023-10-30 |
6788. | TheBluestBerry (bluberry2) | 94.45 | 96% | 2019-01-21 |
6789. | R (raythetse) | 94.45 | 98% | 2014-07-18 |
6790. | Solomon (a1l337sauce) | 94.44 | 96% | 2012-06-02 |
6791. | Tani (tanigross3) | 94.44 | 97% | 2023-05-10 |
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 |