Nate (lophostrix)

Race #55

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Official speed 136.33 wpm (34.94 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start December 28, 2013 4:39:41am UTC
Race Finish December 28, 2013 4:40:16am UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 2)
Accuracy 99.0%
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.