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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| 23736. | Simon (knull) | 73.97 | 97% | 2018-11-14 |
| 23737. | Nobody (kinghades) | 73.97 | 96% | 2024-02-14 |
| 23738. | Artei (artei) | 73.97 | 97.6% | 2023-11-17 |
| 23739. | Newb (newbcoder) | 73.97 | — | 2011-04-22 |
| 23740. | Vic (akamech) | 73.97 | 96.6% | 2023-09-04 |
| 23741. | Snibler (snibler) | 73.97 | 88% | 2015-10-18 |
| 23742. | sherimori (sherimori) | 73.97 | 93% | 2017-01-30 |
| 23743. | Noah (nesharps) | 73.97 | 91% | 2016-04-18 |
| 23744. | †KKD†™ (hkkdt1) | 73.97 | — | 2011-03-15 |
| 23745. | Rex (redrex) | 73.96 | 91% | 2013-03-13 |
| 23746. | Dan (paracor) | 73.96 | 96% | 2025-10-19 |
| 23747. | faisal (f_is_l_kh_n) | 73.96 | 96% | 2023-01-08 |
| 23748. | salah (kaltab) | 73.96 | 97.7% | 2024-08-19 |
| 23749. | sxy (sxyla) | 73.96 | 94.9% | 2024-01-13 |
| 23750. | i can't be asked (perfectio... | 73.96 | 95% | 2021-08-27 |
| 23751. | HUONO (gghuono) | 73.96 | 95% | 2024-06-10 |
| 23752. | Kenny (kennster007) | 73.95 | 98% | 2026-04-30 |
| 23753. | Michael (f294075) | 73.95 | 95% | 2011-10-28 |
| 23754. | Mahir (mahir_aug) | 73.95 | 97% | 2025-09-20 |
| 23755. | Anton (peko_enjoyer) | 73.95 | 96% | 2024-06-25 |
| 23756. | Subscribe (imlerith) | 73.95 | 96% | 2021-08-19 |
| 23757. | Salted (whyisitsohardto) | 73.95 | 95% | 2021-11-13 |
| 23758. | ixsam (ixsam) | 73.95 | — | 2010-10-31 |
| 23759. | Anže (sumc96) | 73.95 | 92% | 2016-04-28 |
| 23760. | nixnaij (nixnaij) | 73.95 | 98% | 2019-01-19 |
| 23761. | Robert (stanford4modesto) | 73.95 | 100% | 2014-01-08 |
| 23762. | John (johnishere) | 73.95 | 95% | 2011-10-26 |
| 23763. | Nacho (gilagila) | 73.95 | 96% | 2012-12-06 |
| 23764. | Reuben (electriclzombie) | 73.95 | 97% | 2013-12-25 |
| 23765. | Opium (ohthatsopium) | 73.94 | 97% | 2026-02-10 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |