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Race #130

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Official speed 58.17 wpm (81.90 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start November 24, 2020 11:25:37am UTC
Race Finish November 24, 2020 11:26:59am UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 5)
Opponents 1. zpmncl (67.31 wpm)
2. totaland (62.96 wpm)
4. xtyping (49.62 wpm)
Accuracy 94.0%
Points 68.83
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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.