Noah (noahcxxiii)

Race #145

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Official speed 57.50 wpm (82.85 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start November 12, 2017 1:41:00am UTC
Race Finish November 12, 2017 1:42:22am UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 5)
Opponents 2. jquiroz728 (64.20 wpm)
4. realityloser (53.97 wpm)
Accuracy 94.0%
Points 68.04
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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.