Erik (erik001)

Race #43

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Official speed 107.80 wpm (44.19 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start May 7, 2015 1:29:49pm UTC
Race Finish May 7, 2015 1:30:34pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 2)
Opponents 2. airstreamdriver (86.19 wpm)
Accuracy 91.0%
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.