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.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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| 19738. | Butterfly (fanofkd123) | 76.93 | 98.3% | 2024-09-15 |
| 19739. | Daniel (danieldatyper) | 76.93 | 97% | 2022-04-25 |
| 19740. | Roberto (who______) | 76.93 | 96.5% | 2023-11-21 |
| 19741. | akram (akrambr) | 76.93 | 96% | 2023-02-12 |
| 19742. | wes (noth) | 76.93 | — | 2010-09-04 |
| 19743. | Dat (jgatz) | 76.93 | 97% | 2021-06-17 |
| 19744. | Vader (mr_vader) | 76.92 | 96% | 2024-09-10 |
| 19745. | Gyalden Gyaltshen (gyalden) | 76.92 | 97% | 2024-04-14 |
| 19746. | Rae (gigimarie) | 76.92 | 97% | 2019-01-05 |
| 19747. | olivia (olivialake) | 76.92 | 98% | 2022-01-19 |
| 19748. | Dima (river3125) | 76.92 | 96% | 2020-11-19 |
| 19749. | Ramen (idrinkjelly) | 76.92 | 94% | 2015-01-24 |
| 19750. | Tyler (thkim1011) | 76.92 | 91% | 2014-10-25 |
| 19751. | GodHeHehE (night_warrior28) | 76.91 | 96.1% | 2024-11-18 |
| 19752. | Karsten (dutchie3) | 76.91 | 95.9% | 2024-01-13 |
| 19753. | David (bomely) | 76.91 | 96% | 2020-05-08 |
| 19754. | Michael (lastobelus) | 76.90 | 98% | 2021-07-07 |
| 19755. | A.S.M.777 (a_s_m_777) | 76.90 | 94% | 2022-08-12 |
| 19756. | Ham (vannizer) | 76.90 | 99% | 2017-06-07 |
| 19757. | Angelo (elmopolitan03) | 76.90 | 97% | 2014-07-16 |
| 19758. | Michael (c00l_procrastinator) | 76.90 | 96% | 2017-06-26 |
| 19759. | Sewnkin (sewnkin23gg) | 76.90 | 96% | 2021-06-30 |
| 19760. | Crawner (krawner) | 76.89 | 97% | 2023-09-11 |
| 19761. | Xavier (trashlord92) | 76.89 | 95.3% | 2025-04-08 |
| 19762. | Khumoyun (comoyun) | 76.89 | 97% | 2025-01-28 |
| 19763. | aa (invincibleunderthesun) | 76.89 | 96% | 2022-01-10 |
| 19764. | puddimg (puddimg) | 76.89 | 97.8% | 2021-02-25 |
| 19765. | Govind (53n0_h314) | 76.89 | 99% | 2021-02-03 |
| 19766. | theaveragedude (the_avg_dude) | 76.89 | 97% | 2021-09-24 |
| 19767. | a (zeug) | 76.89 | — | 2010-07-27 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |