Taylor (zarr_)

Race #1100

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Official speed 88.54 wpm (53.81 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start January 20, 2013 12:06:56pm UTC
Race Finish January 20, 2013 12:07:50pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 3)
Opponents 2. havackus (84.38 wpm)
Accuracy 93.0%
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.