sleepie (sleepieeyes)

Race #4814

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Official speed 107.26 wpm (44.42 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start October 24, 2013 9:58:17pm UTC
Race Finish October 24, 2013 9:59:01pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 5)
Opponents 2. acheron (91.38 wpm)
3. dcohen91 (91.37 wpm)
Accuracy 99.0%
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.