Fictions (fictionqt)

Race #1470

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Official speed 102.62 wpm (46.42 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start July 22, 2015 5:44:51pm UTC
Race Finish July 22, 2015 5:45:38pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 2)
Accuracy 96.0%
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.