Nicholas (nicklucia@comcast.net)

Race #403

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Official speed 61.93 wpm (76.93 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start May 21, 2014 2:44:00pm UTC
Race Finish May 21, 2014 2:45:17pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 4)
Opponents 1. deronpianoplayer (68.29 wpm)
3. dernikonoll (57.03 wpm)
Accuracy 94.0%
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.