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Racer Alex Eaves (cheif_rice)
Race Number 6755
Date Sun, 5 Jan 2025 12:06:08
Speed 80 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.7%
Rank 1st place (out of 3)
Opponents muraliprasanth (3rd place)

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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.
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (book) by Michael Pollan (see stats)

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