Alex (acrucker)

Race #30

View Pit Stop page for race #30 by acruckerGhost race

View profile for Alex (acrucker)

Official speed 83.87 wpm (56.80 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start October 24, 2013 3:18:15am UTC
Race Finish October 24, 2013 3:19:12am UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 5)
Accuracy 94.0%
Points 0.00
Text #630 (Length: 397 characters)

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.