Michael (jeffgordon251)

Race #1730

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Official speed 63.39 wpm (75.15 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start September 27, 2012 2:21:03pm UTC
Race Finish September 27, 2012 2:22:18pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 5)
Opponents 1. esamics (63.99 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.