murker! (murker)

Race #327

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Official speed 71.39 wpm (66.73 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start November 3, 2010 11:24:45pm UTC
Race Finish November 3, 2010 11:25:52pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 2)
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.