Vanessa (gamergirl4u)

Race #569

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Official speed 65.72 wpm (72.49 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start January 5, 2011 6:59:06pm UTC
Race Finish January 5, 2011 7:00:19pm UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 5)
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.