Fading (fadingquickly)

Race #295

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Official speed 68.88 wpm (69.16 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start February 9, 2026 7:44:47pm UTC
Race Finish February 9, 2026 7:45:56pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 4)
Opponents 4. manan_chhabhaya (59.70 wpm)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 81.51
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.