Mark (mtatom)

Race #780

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Official speed 76.26 wpm (62.47 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start February 18, 2014 2:53:16pm UTC
Race Finish February 18, 2014 2:54:19pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 3)
Opponents 1. ergosolo (90.17 wpm)
3. smehndiratta (72.93 wpm)
Accuracy 95.0%
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.