Gavin (gavinhardison)

Race #156

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Official speed 84.32 wpm (56.50 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start August 3, 2016 9:24:01pm UTC
Race Finish August 3, 2016 9:24:58pm UTC
Outcome No win (4 of 5)
Opponents 1. bakedchickengames (108.98 wpm)
2. lucean (99.47 wpm)
Accuracy 92.0%
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.