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Racer KK (jukas)
Race Number 167
Date Thu, 22 Sep 2016 7:39:58
Speed 81 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95.2%
Rank 2nd place (out of 5)
Opponents ajitaugustin (1st place) dreamofsleeping (3rd place) eddemannen (5th place) frenchtwan (4th 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)