Muko (muko)

Race #5957

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Official speed 68.25 wpm (69.80 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start January 10, 2011 6:25:14pm UTC
Race Finish January 10, 2011 6:26:24pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 2)
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.