Pat (platts)

Race #8178

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Official speed 74.47 wpm (63.97 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start January 20, 2015 6:39:52pm UTC
Race Finish January 20, 2015 6:40:56pm UTC
Outcome No win (4 of 5)
Opponents 1. wrodar (101.65 wpm)
2. ricochetfleg (83.36 wpm)
3. psi_ (77.19 wpm)
Accuracy 98.0%
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.