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Racer Balaram (bala107)
Race Number 2017
Date Sat, 28 Dec 2024 18:03:45 +0000
Speed 47 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 96.0%
Rank 5th place (out of 5)
Opponents jobaerdu (2nd 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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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.
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  1. calorie
  2. fuel
  3. calorie
  4. standpoint
  5. efficiency,
  6. we
  7. simply
  8. petroleum
  9. there's
  10. energy
  11. required
  12. produce
  13. Ecologically
  14. fabulously