View Pit Stop page for race #848 by niitronguyen — Ghost race
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Official speed | 58.22 wpm (81.83 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | September 17, 2010 5:19:47am UTC |
Race Finish | September 17, 2010 5:21:09am UTC |
Outcome | No win (2 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. |