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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36692. | ammar (ammaryasser92) | 59.89 | 98% | 2019-12-08 |
| 36693. | Langsam (allez) | 59.89 | 92% | 2016-07-25 |
| 36694. | KMereNGetSum (munozmullen) | 59.88 | 95% | 2013-11-14 |
| 36695. | Biggle Caw Ken Mayaz (top_r... | 59.88 | 98.8% | 2024-07-03 |
| 36696. | daikonsama (daikonsama) | 59.88 | 96% | 2023-01-18 |
| 36697. | Dan Jayson (danjayson) | 59.88 | 95% | 2017-03-23 |
| 36698. | Ignas (s3i4) | 59.88 | 95% | 2017-06-04 |
| 36699. | PeterV (petervv) | 59.87 | 96.3% | 2024-12-09 |
| 36700. | i inject estrogen into my v... | 59.87 | 95% | 2024-07-15 |
| 36701. | Martin Allen (trojanhorse_) | 59.87 | 96% | 2025-02-21 |
| 36702. | Schadenfreude (mr_schadenfr... | 59.87 | 96% | 2024-05-19 |
| 36703. | Flaming (flamingfalcon) | 59.87 | 95% | 2023-04-24 |
| 36704. | Sir RB (rblogan3) | 59.87 | 97.2% | 2023-12-21 |
| 36705. | bob (bob712345) | 59.87 | 96% | 2024-07-26 |
| 36706. | Neilio (lagwagone) | 59.87 | 93% | 2014-10-29 |
| 36707. | Teotonio (teo_soares) | 59.87 | 97% | 2014-03-07 |
| 36708. | Isabella (bellaa) | 59.86 | 95% | 2021-10-17 |
| 36709. | Sania (sania1) | 59.86 | 96% | 2022-04-06 |
| 36710. | cdqa (cdqa) | 59.86 | 95.8% | 2024-12-05 |
| 36711. | Kevin (kidview) | 59.86 | 96% | 2021-09-01 |
| 36712. | Jessica (mtochkova) | 59.86 | 93% | 2016-07-25 |
| 36713. | LeAidam (_aidam_) | 59.86 | 97.9% | 2023-12-20 |
| 36714. | Joseph (agent_reed) | 59.86 | 96.3% | 2023-12-18 |
| 36715. | tony (typer_fast) | 59.86 | 96% | 2025-06-06 |
| 36716. | lilly (lillycools) | 59.86 | 93% | 2012-12-05 |
| 36717. | Wendy (wendys) | 59.86 | 99% | 2013-09-23 |
| 36718. | ram (ramvivekananda) | 59.86 | 94% | 2014-06-26 |
| 36719. | Steven (exiledhope) | 59.86 | 88% | 2014-05-20 |
| 36720. | Rudran (shouyou_d_n) | 59.85 | 96% | 2025-06-03 |
| 36721. | shubham (shubham45) | 59.85 | 95% | 2025-06-03 |
| 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 |