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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15997. | the_guest (typing_oldgrowth... | 81.62 | 97.1% | 2024-10-27 |
| 15998. | finitejest (finitejest) | 81.62 | 97.9% | 2025-03-04 |
| 15999. | deeznts (deeznts00) | 81.62 | 98% | 2024-02-06 |
| 16000. | Sam (hgfgjgpg) | 81.62 | 97% | 2022-04-26 |
| 16001. | Hemant (hemantbittu) | 81.62 | 98% | 2025-07-07 |
| 16002. | Sarah (roswes23) | 81.62 | 93% | 2011-07-06 |
| 16003. | David (hahayoulose) | 81.62 | 99% | 2017-09-17 |
| 16004. | Joel (joel48) | 81.62 | 99% | 2016-12-16 |
| 16005. | Aleksa (aaleksaa) | 81.62 | 96% | 2015-04-24 |
| 16006. | Socplay (socplay) | 81.61 | 96% | 2017-10-01 |
| 16007. | Agent P (sparkling_tooth_fa... | 81.61 | 98% | 2025-06-05 |
| 16008. | Nazmul Hayat (nazmul14) | 81.61 | 97% | 2024-06-19 |
| 16009. | e (eddylongshanks) | 81.61 | 97% | 2024-04-19 |
| 16010. | Rakan (rekzax) | 81.61 | 98% | 2023-03-02 |
| 16011. | Mark (uhridgeinal) | 81.61 | 95% | 2016-12-15 |
| 16012. | rayra (rayra24) | 81.61 | 94% | 2016-04-09 |
| 16013. | Genaro (tamemister) | 81.60 | 98% | 2024-09-26 |
| 16014. | Stephen (ripefruit) | 81.60 | 90% | 2013-12-30 |
| 16015. | Aidan (marvelousjokes) | 81.60 | 97.9% | 2024-10-17 |
| 16016. | DefyingTheOdds (brianwood16) | 81.60 | 99% | 2013-04-20 |
| 16017. | Bryan (bryangomarga) | 81.60 | 96% | 2021-01-18 |
| 16018. | quantum (sexhaver25) | 81.60 | 97% | 2022-03-04 |
| 16019. | Impy (beerbread) | 81.60 | 99% | 2017-02-08 |
| 16020. | jj (hallo123131) | 81.59 | 97% | 2023-12-29 |
| 16021. | slowbee (albertdphan) | 81.59 | 97% | 2024-01-10 |
| 16022. | eddie (defeated) | 81.59 | 92% | 2013-09-18 |
| 16023. | Adam (maggot288) | 81.59 | 93% | 2013-09-05 |
| 16024. | SOAD (arindam26) | 81.59 | 95% | 2013-01-12 |
| 16025. | hailey (abbydabbylol) | 81.59 | 93% | 2015-01-30 |
| 16026. | Hannah (hhn2) | 81.58 | 97.4% | 2024-12-14 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |