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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| 26739. | David (mrshapes) | 70.41 | 94% | 2013-02-27 |
| 26740. | (botmon99) | 70.41 | 96% | 2021-09-07 |
| 26741. | Shreshth (thefoxwithanelytra) | 70.41 | 95.8% | 2021-02-17 |
| 26742. | (pentaflux) | 70.41 | 91% | 2013-04-08 |
| 26743. | (komaru) | 70.41 | 98% | 2016-11-09 |
| 26744. | (jbriones15) | 70.41 | 95% | 2015-05-30 |
| 26745. | (shajahan) | 70.41 | 95% | 2012-02-07 |
| 26746. | (saaani) | 70.41 | 90% | 2012-08-12 |
| 26747. | (caesero) | 70.40 | 95% | 2026-01-08 |
| 26748. | (danieljdori) | 70.40 | 95% | 2024-11-11 |
| 26749. | (gordon_shumway) | 70.40 | 98% | 2024-02-06 |
| 26750. | (shanisu) | 70.40 | 95.7% | 2024-04-16 |
| 26751. | (jealoujay) | 70.40 | 99% | 2018-02-22 |
| 26752. | (ianthetypist) | 70.40 | 96% | 2023-04-24 |
| 26753. | dooba (doobakeung) | 70.40 | 98.1% | 2024-05-30 |
| 26754. | (sonar90s) | 70.40 | 93% | 2016-09-12 |
| 26755. | qrxclovs (qrxclovs) | 70.39 | 96.6% | 2025-04-25 |
| 26756. | (dj_pappy) | 70.39 | 97% | 2023-09-15 |
| 26757. | LEO (leolelele) | 70.39 | 96% | 2023-11-23 |
| 26758. | (jennifrawr) | 70.39 | 89% | 2012-05-11 |
| 26759. | (fastman45y) | 70.38 | 96% | 2025-06-25 |
| 26760. | (brolochaoski) | 70.38 | 95.3% | 2024-12-06 |
| 26761. | Connie Cheung (ccheung1) | 70.38 | 96% | 2024-08-01 |
| 26762. | brenryu (brenryu) | 70.38 | 98% | 2025-02-24 |
| 26763. | (nikhilnick) | 70.38 | 98% | 2025-05-14 |
| 26764. | (cmi_2008) | 70.38 | 95% | 2025-04-02 |
| 26765. | Mario (duckblack) | 70.38 | 95.5% | 2024-10-07 |
| 26766. | (vooonte) | 70.38 | 97% | 2024-04-22 |
| 26767. | (ncesscess) | 70.38 | 97.9% | 2024-06-25 |
| 26768. | (felanee) | 70.38 | 93% | 2014-04-21 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |