Katie (kpb421)

Race #409

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Official speed 115.44 wpm (41.27 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start November 6, 2011 9:07:07pm UTC
Race Finish November 6, 2011 9:07:48pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 5)
Opponents 2. ixi01 (92.16 wpm)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 0.00
Text #630 (Length: 397 characters)

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.