Fred (geekhideout)

Race #967

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Official speed 64.99 wpm (73.30 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start September 14, 2011 5:13:47pm UTC
Race Finish September 14, 2011 5:15:01pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 5)
Opponents 1. madi920 (76.55 wpm)
3. varun100 (64.09 wpm)
Accuracy 93.0%
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.