Escher (escher8)

Race #137

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Official speed 55.98 wpm (85.10 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start April 7, 2016 10:58:23pm UTC
Race Finish April 7, 2016 10:59:48pm UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 4)
Opponents 2. bhujelanish2000@gmail.com (59.73 wpm)
Accuracy 96.0%
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.