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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| 3436. | Typing Zen (k4ir4) | 109.43 | 100% | 2013-12-18 |
| 3437. | Natacha (hazdaku) | 109.42 | 99% | 2021-07-10 |
| 3438. | RJ (donkeyhote) | 109.42 | 98% | 2019-05-04 |
| 3439. | drnoobus (drnoobus) | 109.41 | 97.6% | 2025-01-28 |
| 3440. | Roy (bommerhond) | 109.41 | 100% | 2017-10-15 |
| 3441. | (idarkflamemaster) | 109.41 | 97% | 2015-12-30 |
| 3442. | (chopst1cksss) | 109.39 | 98% | 2021-11-22 |
| 3443. | (mr_irrelevant) | 109.39 | 99% | 2012-05-29 |
| 3444. | tstats[ilaghardcore] (ilagh... | 109.38 | 97.4% | 2025-01-27 |
| 3445. | Francis Hans (fgaurano) | 109.37 | 97% | 2017-01-22 |
| 3446. | doncheadle (timothyqian) | 109.37 | 99% | 2021-12-20 |
| 3447. | Adams (xadamster) | 109.37 | 96% | 2016-10-20 |
| 3448. | D3p3ch3D3v0t33 (violatorj7) | 109.37 | 96% | 2016-12-15 |
| 3449. | Evan (evanjmckenna) | 109.36 | 98% | 2021-08-05 |
| 3450. | Hugh (olowken) | 109.36 | 98% | 2022-10-25 |
| 3451. | MindTensor (tuyperation) | 109.35 | 98% | 2025-09-01 |
| 3452. | Sam (pulsefactor) | 109.34 | 98% | 2024-01-25 |
| 3453. | Bruce (typingmonkeys) | 109.34 | 90% | 2015-01-07 |
| 3454. | ghtjason (ghtjason) | 109.33 | 98% | 2023-03-17 |
| 3455. | David (david2diablo) | 109.32 | 100% | 2011-08-06 |
| 3456. | (troye06) | 109.31 | 98% | 2021-09-05 |
| 3457. | Jacob (jl99) | 109.31 | 99% | 2016-01-30 |
| 3458. | Marchal (fuxii) | 109.30 | — | 2010-06-29 |
| 3459. | Vincent (vincent2005) | 109.29 | 97% | 2025-09-05 |
| 3460. | Juantonomoe (juantonomoe) | 109.29 | 97.9% | 2024-04-11 |
| 3461. | asp (asp24) | 109.29 | 92% | 2013-11-07 |
| 3462. | James (airgunner) | 109.29 | 95% | 2015-03-17 |
| 3463. | David (yeweon) | 109.28 | 98% | 2017-10-16 |
| 3464. | lbrtdy (lbrtdy) | 109.28 | 97% | 2012-05-09 |
| 3465. | Praise Jesus (distajo) | 109.28 | 97% | 2011-11-27 |
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