josh (trek5900)

Race #1090

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Official speed 90.70 wpm (52.52 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start November 10, 2017 11:42:13pm UTC
Race Finish November 10, 2017 11:43:05pm UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 4)
Opponents 4. smallchicken (87.62 wpm)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 107.33
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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.