sankirtan (sankidra)

Race #1605

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Official speed 71.41 wpm (66.71 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start November 10, 2013 11:12:00am UTC
Race Finish November 10, 2013 11:13:07am UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 4)
Opponents 2. er3g10us (67.49 wpm)
3. skulkan (60.71 wpm)
4. saba10000 (59.53 wpm)
Accuracy 98.0%
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.