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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30001. | Otto (largetingz) | 51.81 | 96% | 2023-12-29 |
30002. | Ibrahim (platon) | 51.81 | 94% | 2019-05-01 |
30003. | satoqz (satoqz) | 51.80 | 93% | 2021-01-22 |
30004. | firstname (majedxyz) | 51.80 | 97% | 2021-01-22 |
30005. | Brian (brochefamily95) | 51.80 | — | 2011-03-02 |
30006. | Ashish (ashk98) | 51.79 | 97.2% | 2024-02-16 |
30007. | Hremes (hremes) | 51.79 | — | 2011-03-28 |
30008. | omesh (panditaomesh) | 51.79 | 95% | 2012-08-05 |
30009. | Todd (mrswalin) | 51.79 | 98% | 2013-02-04 |
30010. | Tim (timbob5380) | 51.78 | 93% | 2020-05-29 |
30011. | Dzulfikar (dzulfikaraf) | 51.78 | 95% | 2015-12-05 |
30012. | Janari (janarijo) | 51.78 | 95% | 2013-05-22 |
30013. | Marky (mark_28) | 51.77 | 95% | 2024-03-24 |
30014. | Abhinav (dudeja55) | 51.77 | 94% | 2023-05-14 |
30015. | Vim (vimtrain) | 51.77 | 95.9% | 2021-01-27 |
30016. | Heshy (heshy) | 51.77 | 96% | 2011-07-17 |
30017. | Obed Gonzalez (bedo45) | 51.76 | 96% | 2024-05-09 |
30018. | samy (samy_mohsen) | 51.76 | 94% | 2022-09-17 |
30019. | kazi (kazitipu) | 51.76 | 94% | 2021-01-21 |
30020. | worldd (worldd) | 51.76 | 96% | 2021-03-17 |
30021. | Super (f600) | 51.76 | 96.4% | 2021-01-29 |
30022. | Pakistani (toori) | 51.76 | — | 2010-08-23 |
30023. | baljit (baljitchauhan) | 51.76 | 89% | 2014-06-06 |
30024. | neymar (zerocool345) | 51.75 | 96% | 2016-09-02 |
30025. | Maia (maiadarling) | 51.75 | 97% | 2017-10-10 |
30026. | lemonytwist (lemonytwist) | 51.75 | 95% | 2014-10-23 |
30027. | Vinh (conansss) | 51.74 | — | 2011-04-28 |
30028. | trendy (strongly_typed_trendy) | 51.73 | 95% | 2021-12-06 |
30029. | Pratik (torpido99) | 51.73 | 94% | 2023-06-20 |
30030. | Darren (darrenhoho) | 51.73 | 95% | 2017-10-22 |
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Default (English) | 70,097 | 81.38 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 89 | 92.00 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
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Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |