joe (lerler246)

Race #9790

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Official speed 81.96 wpm (58.13 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start February 12, 2020 5:10:45pm UTC
Race Finish February 12, 2020 5:11:44pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 4)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 96.98
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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.