Dan (danwin)

Race #209

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Official speed 89.15 wpm (53.44 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start June 5, 2013 3:42:50am UTC
Race Finish June 5, 2013 3:43:44am UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 5)
Opponents 1. airshield (95.09 wpm)
2. dva6102 (94.28 wpm)
4. dcohen91 (86.23 wpm)
Accuracy 96.0%
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.