nuk (engineeer)

Race #320

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Official speed 46.25 wpm (103.01 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start September 21, 2016 9:04:39am UTC
Race Finish September 21, 2016 9:06:22am UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 3)
Opponents 2. azelo (60.12 wpm)
Accuracy 95.0%
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.