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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| 27523. | moneyballer (moneyballer101) | 70.19 | 96% | 2024-05-24 |
| 27524. | Mirko (mirkoti) | 70.19 | 95% | 2023-11-14 |
| 27525. | Paul (theslim) | 70.19 | 100% | 2014-06-18 |
| 27526. | Honza (honza2535) | 70.19 | 95% | 2021-08-11 |
| 27527. | youssef (fastus) | 70.19 | 96.2% | 2024-05-22 |
| 27528. | Alessandro (rocchia) | 70.19 | 97% | 2019-11-11 |
| 27529. | nathan (ma__ttam) | 70.19 | 96% | 2021-03-14 |
| 27530. | Alex (mythsty) | 70.19 | 96% | 2019-03-16 |
| 27531. | piroon (khruan) | 70.19 | 97% | 2019-02-20 |
| 27532. | redbeans (redbeans01) | 70.18 | 97% | 2025-09-23 |
| 27533. | Arun (arun4033622) | 70.18 | 97% | 2025-09-16 |
| 27534. | Padtoles (tadp) | 70.18 | 99% | 2025-09-07 |
| 27535. | mew (sweetpotatoe) | 70.18 | 94.6% | 2024-11-11 |
| 27536. | Wrathuza (wrathuza) | 70.18 | 95.9% | 2023-12-21 |
| 27537. | Waldenn (waldenn) | 70.18 | 96% | 2017-11-01 |
| 27538. | Michael (rugby4life) | 70.18 | 92% | 2013-02-17 |
| 27539. | Noah (noahthewalrus) | 70.17 | 96% | 2021-04-18 |
| 27540. | Speedster (blanknames) | 70.17 | 95% | 2025-12-28 |
| 27541. | VasuBhai07 (defender362) | 70.17 | 97% | 2024-12-01 |
| 27542. | Simen (seam1) | 70.17 | 95.8% | 2025-04-18 |
| 27543. | ramen (lightning_poliwag) | 70.17 | 96% | 2021-03-16 |
| 27544. | Chack (chacktr) | 70.17 | 97.9% | 2024-03-12 |
| 27545. | K1erz (k13rz) | 70.17 | 96% | 2023-05-26 |
| 27546. | Oliver (linearboy) | 70.17 | 94.8% | 2023-09-27 |
| 27547. | Johny (johnybananas) | 70.17 | 96% | 2021-09-17 |
| 27548. | Reyner (reynerfa0503) | 70.17 | 95% | 2015-03-28 |
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