korbin (thatguyzynigt)

Race #426

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Official speed 65.73 wpm (72.48 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start March 2, 2020 1:15:04pm UTC
Race Finish March 2, 2020 1:16:17pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 3)
Opponents 2. dmitry_turcan (59.10 wpm)
Accuracy 98.0%
Points 77.78
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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.