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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
15023. | Arisk (arisk) | 77.27 | 96% | 2012-02-08 |
15024. | Gabriel (tzyirvo) | 77.27 | 95% | 2014-04-30 |
15025. | Wade (hakunamatataa) | 77.27 | 94% | 2013-04-03 |
15026. | Joe (jdonnen) | 77.27 | 97% | 2013-03-20 |
15027. | TK (filfirst) | 77.27 | 98% | 2015-09-07 |
15028. | vbgvbg113 (vbgvbg113) | 77.26 | 98% | 2024-03-20 |
15029. | Jovani (liszten) | 77.26 | 98% | 2024-01-07 |
15030. | Junle (junlez) | 77.26 | 99% | 2022-08-07 |
15031. | Wookiebookie (wookiebookie) | 77.26 | 95% | 2016-01-14 |
15032. | Jeong Min (shadertheboi) | 77.26 | 92% | 2015-07-28 |
15033. | Gert (gertoperto) | 77.26 | 96% | 2017-08-13 |
15034. | Aharon (yogurtspit) | 77.25 | 95% | 2023-12-25 |
15035. | Eric (badfuzzy) | 77.25 | 96% | 2015-11-05 |
15036. | gchenstephen (gchenstephen) | 77.25 | 97% | 2017-10-08 |
15037. | Blankout (blankout) | 77.25 | 96% | 2012-03-19 |
15038. | Myke (apilak) | 77.25 | 91% | 2011-07-20 |
15039. | Kel (potapakals) | 77.24 | 97% | 2024-01-17 |
15040. | GBT (r_tog) | 77.24 | 98% | 2024-03-31 |
15041. | WAD (_waddup_) | 77.24 | 97.1% | 2023-11-11 |
15042. | Declan (dg05) | 77.24 | 96% | 2022-05-30 |
15043. | keon (keonxqt) | 77.24 | 95% | 2022-08-14 |
15044. | Victo (victo_sn) | 77.24 | 97% | 2021-03-19 |
15045. | mutbuerger (mutbuerger) | 77.24 | 100% | 2015-10-01 |
15046. | Evildark (evildarkown) | 77.24 | 97% | 2018-02-15 |
15047. | Erik (Colemak) (erw_learnin... | 77.24 | 98% | 2014-11-08 |
15048. | Log (logbt) | 77.23 | 94% | 2023-12-25 |
15049. | Poopy (linch8) | 77.23 | 97% | 2021-04-25 |
15050. | max (max_el) | 77.23 | 98% | 2022-08-04 |
15051. | totnamjoon (off_the_page) | 77.23 | 95% | 2015-03-22 |
15052. | Anupam (plaanupam) | 77.23 | 99% | 2021-11-18 |
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 |