hiwatari (hiwatari)

Race #136

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Official speed 80.47 wpm (59.20 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start December 6, 2010 5:16:59am UTC
Race Finish December 6, 2010 5:17:58am UTC
Outcome No win (5 of 7)
Opponents 1. katand (107.90 wpm)
2. mikuhatsune (106.87 wpm)
3. kainaru (97.57 wpm)
4. danny45 (97.16 wpm)
7. guda (66.88 wpm)
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.