Brett (bpoole00@gmail.com)

Race #1157

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Official speed 58.04 wpm (82.08 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start September 3, 2016 3:03:48am UTC
Race Finish September 3, 2016 3:05:10am UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 5)
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.