Kevin (gtwatt)

Race #1382

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Official speed 70.23 wpm (67.83 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start January 11, 2022 7:20:33pm UTC
Race Finish January 11, 2022 7:21:41pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 4)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 83.11
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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.