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Racer Ean (eann0)
Race Number 3
Date Wed, 4 Mar 2015 4:36:02
Speed 46 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 90.4%
Rank 5th place (out of 5)
Opponents medscribe (2nd place) roselynne (1st 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.
— (book) by Michael Pollan (see stats)