B (confounded)

Race #913

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Official speed 58.42 wpm (81.55 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start February 11, 2014 12:43:31pm UTC
Race Finish February 11, 2014 12:44:52pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 4)
Opponents 1. soraeri (68.45 wpm)
4. arunsreyas (55.98 wpm)
Accuracy 96.0%
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.