chris (chriswen42)

Race #289

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Official speed 72.61 wpm (65.61 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start April 6, 2014 9:46:24pm UTC
Race Finish April 6, 2014 9:47:30pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 5)
Opponents 3. wintercore (71.46 wpm)
4. ghysdd (70.75 wpm)
Accuracy 96.0%
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.