ReJ (rejoice)

Race #109

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Official speed 55.92 wpm (85.19 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start March 30, 2013 8:30:32pm UTC
Race Finish March 30, 2013 8:31:57pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 3)
Opponents 2. kosuke (48.80 wpm)
Accuracy 95.0%
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.