On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:45:40 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

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I did, and it is true if you add in all of the agricultural energy
such as fertilizer production, etc.

It was true, not anymore.

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Well, halleluiah and praise be to the corn gods. Cheap perpetual
energy. Oh, and by the way, the science community better get busy
re-writing the laws of physics.

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It's not truly a perpetual motion system because the corn crop
benefits from a lot of free solar energy. The question is whether or
not the crop consumes more fossil fuel in its production than it
yields as a motor fuel. Apparently recent gains in crop yield and
ethanol production efficiency have tipped the balance so that ethanol
is now yielding slightly more energy than it uses. It's still a lousy
fuel however, and thanks to the farm lobby it will be very difficult
to get rid of it.

You can still buy non-ethanol fuel at some marinas and at all general
aviation airports. The av-gas has lead in it however so it will ruin
the catalytic converter in a vehicle.