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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| 15556. | (itsmedic) | 82.91 | 96% | 2024-07-13 |
| 15557. | Brent (brentdrns) | 82.91 | 98% | 2020-01-11 |
| 15558. | ahmed (thebeliever) | 82.91 | 93% | 2015-11-05 |
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| 15560. | (dainfernal) | 82.90 | 98% | 2025-04-25 |
| 15561. | (vishal_chaudhary) | 82.90 | 97.5% | 2024-12-14 |
| 15562. | (camgut) | 82.90 | 97% | 2024-05-05 |
| 15563. | (dave_em) | 82.90 | 99% | 2019-02-27 |
| 15564. | (clutchmaster) | 82.90 | 97% | 2023-11-16 |
| 15565. | cough cough (rizwan234) | 82.90 | 98% | 2023-04-25 |
| 15566. | (linhleo372) | 82.90 | 99% | 2025-07-21 |
| 15567. | (micklepru) | 82.90 | 98% | 2017-08-20 |
| 15568. | (infernova_122) | 82.89 | 98% | 2022-12-16 |
| 15569. | (yeswekey) | 82.89 | 97% | 2020-12-20 |
| 15570. | (phlap) | 82.89 | 97% | 2019-11-13 |
| 15571. | (dey1234) | 82.89 | 90% | 2012-10-16 |
| 15572. | (pandamafia) | 82.88 | 96% | 2025-08-27 |
| 15573. | (dogbishn1ga) | 82.88 | 96% | 2024-10-27 |
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| 15575. | fatality (anurag9911) | 82.88 | 97% | 2025-07-22 |
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| 15577. | (skylark193) | 82.88 | 93% | 2014-09-03 |
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| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |