Kirsten (kpaisley)

Race #205

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Official speed 64.87 wpm (73.44 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start May 27, 2014 5:55:31pm UTC
Race Finish May 27, 2014 5:56:44pm UTC
Outcome No win (4 of 4)
Opponents 3. eajohnson2@live.com (65.62 wpm)
Accuracy 91.0%
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.