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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20107. | robert (robert1982) | 69.19 | — | 2010-08-30 |
20108. | Donatas (donatasp) | 69.19 | — | 2011-04-29 |
20109. | Wuggly (wuggly) | 69.18 | 92% | 2012-02-27 |
20110. | danza 🖤👻 (danza5374) | 69.18 | 95% | 2019-05-03 |
20111. | fakaped (fakaped) | 69.18 | 98% | 2021-09-22 |
20112. | Fredi (fredov) | 69.18 | 96% | 2012-03-08 |
20113. | typeandlearn (typeandlearn) | 69.17 | 96.8% | 2023-12-28 |
20114. | omar (omar_elsayed) | 69.17 | 96.2% | 2024-01-27 |
20115. | Yun Fei (felixshih) | 69.17 | 98% | 2015-03-13 |
20116. | Patrick (pandanova) | 69.16 | 95% | 2024-01-25 |
20117. | Oskar (oskarosw3) | 69.16 | 95% | 2024-01-21 |
20118. | Lamb (feed_o_lamb) | 69.16 | 97% | 2023-12-14 |
20119. | Mhret (mhret) | 69.16 | 97% | 2015-01-02 |
20120. | Maximiliano (maximus22) | 69.15 | 90% | 2013-12-10 |
20121. | Tim (timcoe1) | 69.15 | 95% | 2016-01-07 |
20122. | mental (mental) | 69.15 | 94% | 2014-09-17 |
20123. | KyloRennAweh7 (kkorv22) | 69.14 | 95% | 2024-01-21 |
20124. | tony (tonyohaha) | 69.14 | 98% | 2022-02-20 |
20125. | Miles (wafflegamer99) | 69.14 | 96.5% | 2023-12-15 |
20126. | Tyler (imtheimposter_456) | 69.14 | 95% | 2021-03-09 |
20127. | Maria (barcaforever) | 69.14 | — | 2010-11-13 |
20128. | Wasil (wasil3081) | 69.14 | 92% | 2016-12-07 |
20129. | Matt (silverfang) | 69.14 | — | 2010-12-19 |
20130. | CHH-andrew (openglut) | 69.14 | 94% | 2012-05-05 |
20131. | kipzta (kipztaa) | 69.13 | 94% | 2024-04-24 |
20132. | Elen (eliivapuu) | 69.13 | 98% | 2024-01-29 |
20133. | Brydon (the_blackfish) | 69.12 | 96% | 2021-05-21 |
20134. | SirAlig (siralig) | 69.12 | 96% | 2021-06-01 |
20135. | Gene (senseieggroll) | 69.12 | 97% | 2020-10-06 |
20136. | Timothy (timothyqwerty) | 69.11 | 96% | 2023-08-17 |
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Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
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Smoke Rise Prep | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |