Brett (brett_t)

Race #3782

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Official speed 72.00 wpm (66.17 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start April 1, 2015 3:53:53am UTC
Race Finish April 1, 2015 3:54:59am UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 3)
Accuracy 98.0%
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.