View Pit Stop page for race #696 by polina1 — Ghost race
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| Official speed | 58.70 wpm (81.16 seconds elapsed during race) |
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| Race Start | July 13, 2010 4:19:43pm UTC |
| Race Finish | July 13, 2010 4:21:04pm UTC |
| Outcome | No win (3 of 3) |
| Points | 0.00 |
| Text | #630 (Length: 397 characters) 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. |