ryan (chemicsbear)

Race #15967

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Official speed 87.43 wpm (54.49 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start July 27, 2023 2:10:54pm UTC
Race Finish July 27, 2023 2:11:48pm UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 5)
Opponents 1. mark40511 (111.62 wpm)
2. giftedotter (97.83 wpm)
4. thenewbeginning (75.20 wpm)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 103.46
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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.