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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| 6192. | randomyr (randomyr) | 99.14 | 98% | 2024-02-29 |
| 6193. | Valerio (valerio1232) | 99.14 | 97% | 2013-06-02 |
| 6194. | Val (luv2swimv) | 99.14 | 95% | 2013-12-06 |
| 6195. | Alan (nimue) | 99.13 | 95% | 2014-03-16 |
| 6196. | Carl (draori) | 99.13 | 98% | 2019-04-14 |
| 6197. | Oliver (guggero) | 99.12 | 99.8% | 2024-04-17 |
| 6198. | DocHoliday (leonbrooks680) | 99.12 | 99% | 2016-05-20 |
| 6199. | Andrew (andrew88888) | 99.12 | 96% | 2016-11-18 |
| 6200. | Ryan (ryanengesser) | 99.12 | 98% | 2016-06-20 |
| 6201. | ♠️ lastofspades (lastof... | 99.11 | 95% | 2013-12-15 |
| 6202. | ReallySlow (whysoslow) | 99.11 | 99% | 2013-12-02 |
| 6203. | Alan (alanfortlink) | 99.11 | 99% | 2019-06-19 |
| 6204. | ezpzlmao (ezpzlmao) | 99.10 | 96.7% | 2025-01-16 |
| 6205. | Fredrik (fredrikvorpenes) | 99.10 | 97% | 2024-04-21 |
| 6206. | Ed (firesnap) | 99.10 | 90% | 2017-01-13 |
| 6207. | ChaserBD04 (chaserbd04) | 99.10 | 97% | 2014-01-06 |
| 6208. | D (ducktypist) | 99.09 | 99% | 2022-12-22 |
| 6209. | Vardan (vardan) | 99.09 | 96% | 2011-12-15 |
| 6210. | Nejco (mrnejco) | 99.08 | 96.4% | 2024-05-16 |
| 6211. | Kiluath (kiluath) | 99.08 | 98% | 2024-03-31 |
| 6212. | Zarag (zaragg) | 99.08 | 98% | 2021-01-09 |
| 6213. | Jack (boesendorfer) | 99.08 | 94% | 2016-03-07 |
| 6214. | Chris (runic) | 99.07 | 98% | 2011-10-07 |
| 6215. | Michael Sutu (n0tmike) | 99.07 | 97.7% | 2024-12-29 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |