Colin (3geosyog)

Race #566

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Official speed 53.68 wpm (88.75 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start April 1, 2019 6:16:51am UTC
Race Finish April 1, 2019 6:18:20am UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 3)
Opponents 1. machinegungeek (75.74 wpm)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 63.52
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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.