Zack (typewithnohands)

Race #422

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Official speed 59.42 wpm (80.17 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start March 7, 2018 6:32:19am UTC
Race Finish March 7, 2018 6:33:39am UTC
Outcome No win (4 of 5)
Opponents 3. cinoss (60.19 wpm)
Accuracy 95.0%
Points 70.31
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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.