Rex (redrex)

Race #696

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Official speed 73.96 wpm (64.41 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start March 13, 2013 7:07:25am UTC
Race Finish March 13, 2013 7:08:30am UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 5)
Opponents 1. georgetypes (77.83 wpm)
4. xkj888418 (47.46 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.