Luke (lrgotmilk)

Race #379

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Official speed 68.79 wpm (69.25 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start July 21, 2013 6:46:27am UTC
Race Finish July 21, 2013 6:47:36am UTC
Outcome No win (4 of 5)
Opponents 3. ancurio (74.90 wpm)
5. fanyang (62.13 wpm)
Accuracy 94.0%
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.