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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| 28977. | jenue (jenue) | 66.76 | 98% | 2021-04-05 |
| 28978. | Chris (splixerr) | 66.76 | 96.2% | 2024-10-22 |
| 28979. | K. (chelseamushroom) | 66.76 | 96.6% | 2024-01-09 |
| 28980. | ver (ver3000) | 66.76 | 96% | 2020-12-12 |
| 28981. | DARTH TYPER (darthdiesel) | 66.76 | 97.9% | 2021-02-07 |
| 28982. | LX (nguyenkien) | 66.76 | 95% | 2011-08-10 |
| 28983. | Neural Ninja (neural_ninja) | 66.75 | 96.4% | 2025-05-24 |
| 28984. | Christiaan (christiaanbotha) | 66.75 | 94.8% | 2024-05-31 |
| 28985. | DJ (asskickers74103) | 66.75 | 98% | 2024-12-02 |
| 28986. | oiu890 (oiu890) | 66.75 | 96% | 2024-04-12 |
| 28987. | Thomas (coasterman) | 66.75 | 87% | 2016-01-21 |
| 28988. | A. Fernandez (monstruo0601) | 66.75 | 95.9% | 2024-03-25 |
| 28989. | Janeece (watermelon_samurai) | 66.75 | 96% | 2024-02-02 |
| 28990. | wccc (wccc) | 66.75 | 98% | 2023-10-09 |
| 28991. | Michael (doomcon) | 66.75 | 83% | 2014-10-31 |
| 28992. | Albert (albertc97) | 66.75 | 93% | 2016-11-21 |
| 28993. | Synese (cangia0303) | 66.74 | 96% | 2024-09-24 |
| 28994. | Luan (luanxpg9) | 66.74 | 98% | 2021-12-03 |
| 28995. | Djenk (teeheewut) | 66.74 | 95% | 2018-02-04 |
| 28996. | Andrés (andresmosquera) | 66.74 | 95.5% | 2023-12-09 |
| 28997. | nbv (cumming4u) | 66.74 | 95% | 2022-01-12 |
| 28998. | Kirragy (kirragy) | 66.74 | 95% | 2021-02-24 |
| 28999. | Vilmer (vien0701) | 66.74 | 95% | 2021-03-14 |
| 29000. | Tedd (tmjohnson) | 66.74 | 95% | 2011-10-17 |
| 29001. | DonDon (don918) | 66.74 | 96% | 2014-02-09 |
| 29002. | jonnynotbravo (jonnynotbravo) | 66.73 | 95% | 2025-05-13 |
| 29003. | Straubrey (straubrey) | 66.73 | 95% | 2024-10-27 |
| 29004. | tstats[federinik] (federinik) | 66.73 | 97.6% | 2025-01-10 |
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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 |