Stephanie (stephblakey)

Race #483

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Official speed 105.03 wpm (45.36 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start February 12, 2015 11:08:58pm UTC
Race Finish February 12, 2015 11:09:43pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 4)
Opponents 2. jpngfile (84.10 wpm)
3. glasses85 (78.55 wpm)
4. twoddle2 (74.17 wpm)
Accuracy 99.0%
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.