Mason (mrnicejob)

Race #238

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Official speed 67.65 wpm (70.42 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start February 18, 2013 7:16:31pm UTC
Race Finish February 18, 2013 7:17:41pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 5)
Opponents 4. sha0wn (59.74 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.