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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| 7981. | how? (haotingz) | 95.78 | 98% | 2020-06-19 |
| 7982. | Matthew (mjtfreetime) | 95.78 | 99% | 2021-04-30 |
| 7983. | fastpotion (fastpotion) | 95.78 | 99% | 2024-01-25 |
| 7984. | Jonathan (potatowned) | 95.78 | 99% | 2017-02-16 |
| 7985. | Josh (nqch) | 95.78 | 96% | 2025-09-06 |
| 7986. | Ungenda (whooshmattoosh) | 95.78 | 94% | 2012-12-03 |
| 7987. | Bad Typer (prostatus5) | 95.78 | 98% | 2017-12-14 |
| 7988. | lianneo (bunzhun) | 95.77 | 96% | 2026-01-11 |
| 7989. | Sergey (stpdklown) | 95.77 | 100% | 2024-03-13 |
| 7990. | Wilford (wilfordjason) | 95.77 | 98% | 2021-01-23 |
| 7991. | vocabo (sahil21db) | 95.77 | 97% | 2026-05-05 |
| 7992. | Dileep (dileepnk) | 95.77 | 97% | 2015-04-20 |
| 7993. | Stephen (canasferatu) | 95.77 | 97% | 2021-12-12 |
| 7994. | Zahid (z1_529) | 95.77 | 97% | 2020-12-27 |
| 7995. | Marc (murderdolphin) | 95.77 | 95% | 2014-03-26 |
| 7996. | Paolo (koolkalang) | 95.77 | 97% | 2012-10-07 |
| 7997. | Onich (onich) | 95.76 | 96% | 2023-06-10 |
| 7998. | Athan (athanasiusliau) | 95.76 | 98% | 2022-04-12 |
| 7999. | Kimberly (kimberlynf) | 95.76 | 99% | 2014-12-07 |
| 8000. | Almighty (almightysosaakatu... | 95.76 | 97.1% | 2023-11-01 |
| 8001. | GL (gl2993) | 95.76 | 97% | 2015-03-18 |
| 8002. | D (dschrad) | 95.76 | 96% | 2016-08-31 |
| 8003. | Zx (zxloh) | 95.75 | 98.6% | 2024-09-01 |
| 8004. | Matt (mehmattski) | 95.75 | 97% | 2014-11-12 |
| 8005. | Scott (stranks90) | 95.75 | 96% | 2011-12-09 |
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| 8007. | fernbrake (fernbrake) | 95.74 | 99% | 2024-05-15 |
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| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |