zat (teacup)

Race #37538

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Official speed 80.02 wpm (59.54 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start October 21, 2014 3:54:33pm UTC
Race Finish October 21, 2014 3:55:33pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 2)
Opponents 1. richivinsky (114.86 wpm)
Accuracy 90.0%
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.