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Racer M (prime_vega)
Race Number 191
Date Mon, 5 Oct 2015 16:05:03
Speed 52 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 90.6%
Rank 4th place (out of 5)
Opponents capik (5th place) doubleliftisgod (1st place) james7890 (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.
— (book) by Michael Pollan (see stats)