Noah (noah187)

Race #358

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Official speed 65.18 wpm (73.09 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start November 22, 2020 7:06:13pm UTC
Race Finish November 22, 2020 7:07:26pm UTC
Outcome No win (4 of 5)
Opponents 1. exponentialblank (88.26 wpm)
2. yogurt026 (80.54 wpm)
Accuracy 98.0%
Points 77.13
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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.