Katie (kpb421)

Race #2788

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Official speed 110.85 wpm (42.98 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start December 20, 2011 8:00:22pm UTC
Race Finish December 20, 2011 8:01:05pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 5)
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.