Bluebear (bluebear69)

Race #1265

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Official speed 65.21 wpm (73.06 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start May 31, 2012 1:06:20am UTC
Race Finish May 31, 2012 1:07:33am UTC
Outcome No win (4 of 4)
Opponents 1. abel2b (103.33 wpm)
2. dvorakdork (91.36 wpm)
3. nankky (83.75 wpm)
Accuracy 94.0%
Points 0.00
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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.