View Pit Stop page for race #1089 by tbkih — Ghost race
Official speed | 89.79 wpm (53.06 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | July 28, 2010 8:00:47am UTC |
Race Finish | July 28, 2010 8:01:40am UTC |
Outcome | Win (1 of 4) |
Points | 0.00 |
Text | #630 (Length: 397 characters) 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. |