candy from mars (redmercy)

Race #183

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Official speed 64.84 wpm (73.47 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start July 14, 2014 3:15:06pm UTC
Race Finish July 14, 2014 3:16:19pm UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 3)
Opponents 1. khanh45a3kct (71.10 wpm)
2. tuananhb94 (65.00 wpm)
4. darkzbat (48.94 wpm)
Accuracy 91.0%
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.