Larryjr (alanis)

Race #31505

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Official speed 133.48 wpm (35.69 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start December 11, 2017 4:41:00pm UTC
Race Finish December 11, 2017 4:41:36pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 4)
Opponents 1. mako640 (141.43 wpm)
Accuracy 99.0%
Points 157.95
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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.