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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3984. | Nicole (juniper3411) | 107.27 | 98% | 2019-05-04 |
| 3985. | waterismagnificent (wateris... | 107.27 | 97.5% | 2024-03-17 |
| 3986. | borck (borck) | 107.26 | 96% | 2022-03-23 |
| 3987. | James (ladykiller_) | 107.26 | 98% | 2022-05-01 |
| 3988. | sleepie (sleepieeyes) | 107.26 | 99% | 2013-10-24 |
| 3989. | David (momotitis) | 107.25 | 99% | 2025-09-17 |
| 3990. | Hjalte (hjaltebuch) | 107.25 | 98.8% | 2024-11-27 |
| 3991. | (jepslol) | 107.25 | 97% | 2025-06-06 |
| 3992. | @dudiellon (dudiellon) | 107.25 | 99% | 2017-09-04 |
| 3993. | gongy (skillzdude) | 107.25 | 95% | 2016-07-02 |
| 3994. | DJLHJ (denlhj) | 107.24 | 99% | 2025-08-03 |
| 3995. | Thom (twcus) | 107.24 | 95% | 2013-12-24 |
| 3996. | spooty (spooty) | 107.23 | 97% | 2018-02-01 |
| 3997. | csy (csypizzakitchen) | 107.23 | 97% | 2024-05-10 |
| 3998. | Dux (duxviii) | 107.23 | 98% | 2022-02-09 |
| 3999. | A (amo221) | 107.22 | 95% | 2011-07-26 |
| 4000. | chentya (chentyaac) | 107.21 | 99.8% | 2024-10-14 |
| 4001. | ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (lukenice34) | 107.21 | 97% | 2023-01-28 |
| 4002. | Scotty (scottypills) | 107.21 | 92% | 2013-11-15 |
| 4003. | Joseph (jwhee012) | 107.21 | 97% | 2012-09-14 |
| 4004. | MtDewaholic (mtdewaholic) | 107.20 | 98% | 2021-08-16 |
| 4005. | Fat Squirrel (neihs) | 107.19 | 98% | 2021-10-27 |
| 4006. | Hanamichi (tensai91) | 107.19 | 98% | 2016-04-22 |
| 4007. | Demaz (demaz) | 107.17 | 95% | 2012-10-02 |
| 4008. | raisann (raisann) | 107.16 | 97.9% | 2024-06-15 |
| 4009. | Jennifer (jwintersgill) | 107.16 | 97% | 2015-01-23 |
| 4010. | fniure (fniure) | 107.16 | 97% | 2016-04-01 |
| 4011. | horrible typer (jimmycmfu) | 107.15 | 94% | 2014-09-29 |
| 4012. | Tyler (pithx) | 107.14 | 95% | 2016-04-27 |
| 4013. | Evatar (evatar7) | 107.14 | 98% | 2019-02-23 |
| 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 |