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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
24844. | bekanur98 (bekanur98) | 61.03 | 96% | 2019-08-13 |
24845. | Yến (nnt11111991) | 61.03 | 96% | 2014-01-18 |
24846. | moanal (moanal) | 61.03 | 95% | 2015-10-01 |
24847. | Hummer (marcus@gmail.com) | 61.03 | 87% | 2015-01-06 |
24848. | Yun (ccatky) | 61.03 | 96% | 2012-09-18 |
24849. | Senon (senon) | 61.02 | 94% | 2023-08-02 |
24850. | Lucas (slappy_rgs) | 61.02 | 96% | 2023-01-09 |
24851. | jonathan (john229) | 61.02 | 95% | 2021-10-27 |
24852. | Szymon (nomenomen) | 61.02 | 86% | 2016-04-26 |
24853. | Steve (steveadams) | 61.02 | 94% | 2013-08-03 |
24854. | Biswajit (biswajit_maity) | 61.01 | 95% | 2024-02-10 |
24855. | Abdelrahman Khaled (abdelra... | 61.01 | 97.1% | 2023-11-28 |
24856. | nilesh (nilesh_k) | 61.01 | 98% | 2020-07-21 |
24857. | P (pracs210) | 61.01 | 95% | 2020-07-17 |
24858. | Borg (omniscient3) | 61.01 | 98% | 2020-12-18 |
24859. | Smartkode (smartkode0) | 61.01 | 92% | 2015-01-11 |
24860. | Andrew (tea2024) | 61.00 | 97% | 2024-03-26 |
24861. | Krypto (krypto406) | 61.00 | 87% | 2013-02-16 |
24862. | Fenelon (topogigo) | 61.00 | 99% | 2023-05-30 |
24863. | Markus (mgetto) | 61.00 | 97% | 2018-07-20 |
24864. | Fahim (shahriar193) | 61.00 | 96% | 2024-01-15 |
24865. | Zachary (zacharylawrence00) | 60.99 | 97% | 2019-02-10 |
24866. | Marcus (marcusradell) | 60.99 | 98% | 2021-03-18 |
24867. | Lala (wuyangbeijing) | 60.99 | 90% | 2017-05-09 |
24868. | cindy (cynct954) | 60.99 | 97% | 2018-11-19 |
24869. | Shroudy (senthasiddu) | 60.99 | 95% | 2017-07-18 |
24870. | a (dasilva05) | 60.99 | 95% | 2012-06-07 |
24871. | ella (ellalovestaylorswift) | 60.98 | 97% | 2023-12-18 |
24872. | Joel (joel_lalu) | 60.98 | 94% | 2016-05-25 |
24873. | Xander (ba_ba_boey49) | 60.98 | 95% | 2021-01-05 |
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 |