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Racer dan (dafolk)
Race Number 20
Date Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:17:37
Speed 79 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 95%
Rank 1st place (out of 5)
Opponents isaiahdmonster (3rd place) jmich052 (2nd place) railgun806 (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)