i'd buy that for a dollar! (pentalon)

Race #21698

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Official speed 99.19 wpm (48.03 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start July 7, 2013 11:49:09pm UTC
Race Finish July 7, 2013 11:49:57pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 5)
Opponents 3. sentinel (91.74 wpm)
Accuracy 90.0%
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.