Jan (luke_suster)

Race #1325

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Official speed 75.43 wpm (63.16 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start May 18, 2014 11:53:20am UTC
Race Finish May 18, 2014 11:54:23am UTC
Outcome No win (1 of 1)
Accuracy 97.0%
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.