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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| 11357. | Craig (engscholar23) | 89.24 | 98% | 2020-04-08 |
| 11358. | Isaiah (isaiah71305) | 89.24 | 97% | 2022-10-14 |
| 11359. | rofllex (rofllex) | 89.23 | 97.1% | 2024-06-01 |
| 11360. | B (0x135) | 89.23 | 95% | 2016-08-16 |
| 11361. | Dot (dotthebad) | 89.23 | 96% | 2020-07-01 |
| 11362. | Andre (ander_) | 89.23 | 95% | 2020-08-10 |
| 11363. | M (mozzb0zz) | 89.23 | 98.1% | 2023-11-25 |
| 11364. | Ben (_b3n_) | 89.23 | 92% | 2016-06-07 |
| 11365. | Ghassan (lightbeam) | 89.23 | 98% | 2013-08-19 |
| 11366. | さなろーま？ (xusanaxu) | 89.23 | 98% | 2011-12-06 |
| 11367. | H (hsanrb) | 89.22 | 94% | 2012-10-28 |
| 11368. | Nicole (nicolez) | 89.22 | 97% | 2011-07-27 |
| 11369. | Elmouradi (elmouradiamine) | 89.21 | 96% | 2021-08-23 |
| 11370. | Frank (franko) | 89.21 | — | 2010-12-17 |
| 11371. | glerou (tudesci) | 89.21 | 99% | 2021-01-25 |
| 11372. | zach (tabako) | 89.21 | 98% | 2011-05-13 |
| 11373. | GODSPEED (flashahyea) | 89.20 | 96.1% | 2025-04-25 |
| 11374. | Jazz (jazzfunk37) | 89.20 | 98% | 2022-12-28 |
| 11375. | Jordyn (jstick384) | 89.20 | 97% | 2020-11-23 |
| 11376. | Bassim- Jeez I need more fi... | 89.20 | 91% | 2013-06-08 |
| 11377. | Grant (alexnander) | 89.20 | 99% | 2017-07-23 |
| 11378. | Fang Kai (fangkailim) | 89.20 | 97% | 2014-11-26 |
| 11379. | tim (tjh979) | 89.19 | 97.5% | 2023-08-17 |
| 11380. | Eren (erenmacalino) | 89.19 | 97.3% | 2025-02-25 |
| 11381. | FoolSt0p (beanenthusiast) | 89.19 | 95.1% | 2024-05-15 |
| 11382. | Michael (fappywet) | 89.19 | 98% | 2022-10-17 |
| 11383. | Johnny (quizzt) | 89.19 | 94% | 2013-02-21 |
| 11384. | Pape (pape) | 89.19 | 95% | 2013-02-19 |
| 11385. | Kazuki (kabukiman) | 89.18 | 97% | 2023-02-23 |
| 11386. | Tariq (htariq) | 89.18 | 100% | 2018-04-18 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |