View Pit Stop page for race #1286 by joonie — Ghost race
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Official speed | 80.20 wpm (59.40 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | July 24, 2010 6:08:24am UTC |
Race Finish | July 24, 2010 6:09:23am UTC |
Outcome | No win (2 of 2) |
Opponents |
1. jaunty_jalopy (100.64 wpm) |
Points | 0.00 |
Text | #630 (Length: 397 characters) 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. |