purushothaman (purush1702)

Race #1351

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Official speed 67.21 wpm (70.88 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start June 16, 2013 5:39:58am UTC
Race Finish June 16, 2013 5:41:09am UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 5)
Opponents 4. angrathar (45.99 wpm)
Accuracy 88.0%
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.