Shaikh Aman (dude0dude)

Race #635

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Official speed 73.36 wpm (64.94 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start November 3, 2013 11:55:23am UTC
Race Finish November 3, 2013 11:56:28am UTC
Outcome No win (1 of 1)
Accuracy 96.0%
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.