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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| 7796. | Samuel (samfpandi) | 95.03 | 98% | 2024-02-10 |
| 7797. | Silver (silver_wolf_148) | 95.02 | 96% | 2024-12-17 |
| 7798. | Doak (irishmustang) | 95.02 | 97% | 2012-06-19 |
| 7799. | cata (catahai) | 95.01 | 98% | 2025-03-14 |
| 7800. | Brian (brianrorr) | 95.01 | 98% | 2015-05-21 |
| 7801. | Winnie (win_) | 95.01 | 99% | 2024-09-12 |
| 7802. | Jeramy (jeramy_with_an_a) | 95.01 | 97% | 2024-07-14 |
| 7803. | Adrian (adrian1c) | 95.01 | 97% | 2019-12-02 |
| 7804. | Rach (chpmoon) | 95.01 | 98% | 2021-08-10 |
| 7805. | Jonas (laviathon92) | 95.00 | 96% | 2013-10-03 |
| 7806. | Kevin (kander37) | 95.00 | 96% | 2016-01-16 |
| 7807. | Ephemeral_ (ephemeral_meatsac) | 95.00 | 97% | 2023-01-28 |
| 7808. | Samuel (intronaen) | 95.00 | 98% | 2021-01-10 |
| 7809. | DwarvenCraft (olegi) | 95.00 | 98% | 2017-07-13 |
| 7810. | MegP (meganperry) | 95.00 | — | 2011-04-30 |
| 7811. | mairzydoats_mason (jjohn881) | 95.00 | 99% | 2014-08-07 |
| 7812. | llama (flulululu) | 94.99 | 98.4% | 2024-09-08 |
| 7813. | Yi Lei (stakes) | 94.99 | 97% | 2020-04-22 |
| 7814. | Dave (almitydave) | 94.99 | 97% | 2012-01-19 |
| 7815. | Mike (mike_dvorak) | 94.99 | 95% | 2013-04-12 |
| 7816. | lastiko (lastdarma) | 94.98 | 98% | 2024-05-25 |
| 7817. | Yubyub (yubyub) | 94.98 | 97% | 2018-02-09 |
| 7818. | Lloyd (graves1425) | 94.97 | 99% | 2024-05-11 |
| 7819. | Noah (hvon) | 94.97 | 96% | 2022-12-16 |
| 7820. | Nghia (ntntnghia) | 94.97 | 95% | 2011-05-21 |
| 7821. | Phil (philadendron) | 94.97 | 96% | 2015-08-24 |
| 7822. | Pablo (pabloskimg) | 94.97 | 97% | 2016-02-06 |
| 7823. | lebron (lebronjames9) | 94.96 | 96% | 2024-02-08 |
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| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |