Adrian (zack491)

Race #258

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Official speed 68.99 wpm (69.05 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start May 24, 2015 9:08:12pm UTC
Race Finish May 24, 2015 9:09:21pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 4)
Opponents 2. thomas70 (58.38 wpm)
3. geniusno1 (57.60 wpm)
Accuracy 96.0%
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.