Einstein (einstein)

Race #1982

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Official speed 70.49 wpm (67.58 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start November 19, 2013 8:51:30am UTC
Race Finish November 19, 2013 8:52:37am UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 5)
Accuracy 98.0%
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.