Corey (coreyhaines)

Race #86

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Official speed 110.07 wpm (43.28 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start July 14, 2010 7:50:23pm UTC
Race Finish July 14, 2010 7:51:06pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 3)
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.