Gilberlan (gilberlan1)

Race #3370

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Official speed 73.70 wpm (64.64 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start August 7, 2013 11:35:00pm UTC
Race Finish August 7, 2013 11:36:04pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 4)
Opponents 3. evilsnail (64.16 wpm)
Accuracy 88.0%
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.