Corinne (spreeleicora)

Race #3988

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Official speed 65.05 wpm (73.24 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start September 26, 2011 6:58:02pm UTC
Race Finish September 26, 2011 6:59:15pm UTC
Outcome No win (4 of 4)
Opponents 1. toastyohs (96.10 wpm)
Accuracy 93.0%
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.