Amrut (nanibot)

Race #335

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Official speed 74.21 wpm (64.20 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start August 15, 2017 9:32:31am UTC
Race Finish August 15, 2017 9:33:36am UTC
Outcome No win (4 of 4)
Opponents 2. ksydry_nt_pbt (85.43 wpm)
3. hkgal (80.93 wpm)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 87.81
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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.