Siddharth (sid.shandilya@gmail.com)

Race #1038

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Official speed 71.82 wpm (66.33 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start April 21, 2011 8:45:01pm UTC
Race Finish April 21, 2011 8:46:07pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 2)
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.