Cory (elegofab)

Race #3746

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Official speed 127.44 wpm (37.38 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start March 29, 2014 8:41:35pm UTC
Race Finish March 29, 2014 8:42:13pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 5)
Opponents 2. johnl2 (114.04 wpm)
5. jjohn881 (87.96 wpm)
Accuracy 100.0%
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.