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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| 6480. | Stephen (steviebeans) | 98.40 | 96% | 2017-11-25 |
| 6481. | Nate (rolingad) | 98.40 | 98% | 2021-12-02 |
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| 6483. | Potato (riyer) | 98.39 | 97% | 2017-07-19 |
| 6484. | AUDAHA (audaha) | 98.39 | 99% | 2012-06-17 |
| 6485. | NewsAsFacts.com (ztarven) | 98.39 | 95% | 2012-08-01 |
| 6486. | Ethan (etwa) | 98.38 | 97% | 2021-06-14 |
| 6487. | WatchEuropaTheLastBattle (w... | 98.37 | 97% | 2024-05-26 |
| 6488. | Pingu (gun0017) | 98.37 | 98% | 2022-11-04 |
| 6489. | John (equivocxl) | 98.36 | 99% | 2025-05-23 |
| 6490. | griz (grizhe) | 98.36 | 97% | 2022-10-26 |
| 6491. | Come @ Me Typeracer #Eatmyd... | 98.36 | 98% | 2016-06-13 |
| 6492. | RiceBoson (riceboson) | 98.35 | 97% | 2024-05-11 |
| 6493. | Jeremy (squidster) | 98.35 | — | 2010-07-04 |
| 6494. | Matt (pruske) | 98.35 | — | 2011-03-22 |
| 6495. | John (mwsunder) | 98.35 | — | 2010-09-24 |
| 6496. | corvin (corvinweeeee) | 98.34 | 97.3% | 2025-04-13 |
| 6497. | kxtbit (burlybc) | 98.34 | 96% | 2024-05-22 |
| 6498. | carlos (carlit0) | 98.34 | 99% | 2021-11-13 |
| 6499. | Chris (alkalineii) | 98.34 | 97% | 2014-06-22 |
| 6500. | Decky (decky2) | 98.34 | — | 2010-12-22 |
| 6501. | Bookthz (bookthz) | 98.33 | 96.7% | 2023-12-04 |
| 6502. | Andrew (alzhu) | 98.33 | 99% | 2023-11-01 |
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