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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33706. | Jorge (jorfx) | 61.42 | 94% | 2011-08-17 |
| 33707. | rambinox (gigginox) | 61.42 | 91% | 2014-10-21 |
| 33708. | Whatshisname (whatshisname) | 61.42 | 95% | 2018-10-09 |
| 33709. | Gustavo (schmidt) | 61.42 | — | 2010-06-25 |
| 33710. | Yayo (yaelorozco64) | 61.41 | 96% | 2025-03-27 |
| 33711. | Fate (lazyfate) | 61.41 | 95.5% | 2025-03-20 |
| 33712. | Toluwa (_toluwa) | 61.41 | 97% | 2025-01-09 |
| 33713. | Stefan (kid782) | 61.41 | 88% | 2016-02-20 |
| 33714. | Jordi (jordiboss) | 61.41 | 96.4% | 2023-11-14 |
| 33715. | I (senpai16) | 61.41 | 96% | 2021-03-19 |
| 33716. | firstworldproblem (phuongng... | 61.41 | 93% | 2014-04-19 |
| 33717. | Paulius (konstruktorius) | 61.41 | 95% | 2021-03-10 |
| 33718. | Alec (joingii) | 61.41 | 96% | 2020-11-02 |
| 33719. | asd (zunken1337) | 61.41 | 87% | 2013-01-03 |
| 33720. | Otto (o2despo) | 61.41 | 97% | 2017-08-10 |
| 33721. | Tanvir (lakhan) | 61.41 | 93% | 2016-06-29 |
| 33722. | luffy (luffy04) | 61.40 | 97% | 2022-07-08 |
| 33723. | Thomas (thomaspk) | 61.40 | 95% | 2024-11-24 |
| 33724. | Hexa (hexaa) | 61.40 | 95% | 2021-09-05 |
| 33725. | WhoYou (whoyou1) | 61.40 | 99% | 2023-11-18 |
| 33726. | Maaddy (maaddy_) | 61.40 | 98% | 2020-04-01 |
| 33727. | Ismail (ismail51) | 61.40 | 94% | 2013-02-13 |
| 33728. | sjorn (sjorn) | 61.40 | 93% | 2016-05-03 |
| 33729. | Shawn04 (shawn04_2009) | 61.40 | 88% | 2012-01-04 |
| 33730. | masoniya (masoniya) | 61.40 | 94% | 2018-05-22 |
| 33731. | Strange (jrstrage) | 61.39 | 97% | 2025-05-12 |
| 33732. | Type (naught1usmaximus) | 61.39 | 98% | 2023-03-16 |
| 33733. | BlueFootedBooby (bluefooted... | 61.39 | 96.3% | 2025-04-16 |
| 33734. | Not57 (not57) | 61.39 | 97% | 2024-05-14 |
| 33735. | TheCandyMan (creepycatpasta) | 61.39 | 97% | 2024-12-01 |
| 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 |