Noriyuki (nori1993)

Race #5

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Official speed 70.91 wpm (67.18 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start February 12, 2011 11:09:20am UTC
Race Finish February 12, 2011 11:10:27am UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 4)
Opponents 1. kjwhite88 (79.40 wpm)
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.