View Pit Stop page for race #379 by chealy — Ghost race
| Official speed | 40.51 wpm (117.60 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | December 3, 2010 2:43:01am UTC |
| Race Finish | December 3, 2010 2:44:58am UTC |
| Outcome | Win (1 of 5) |
| 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. |