benjamin (dyingthief)

Race #1197

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Official speed 41.64 wpm (114.41 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start October 8, 2011 8:14:09pm UTC
Race Finish October 8, 2011 8:16:03pm UTC
Outcome No win (4 of 5)
Accuracy 88.0%
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.