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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| 17724. | Abdullah Faisal Al-Fahad (a... | 80.65 | 94.1% | 2025-03-02 |
| 17725. | I forgor 💀 (kernel32_dll) | 80.65 | 96.5% | 2025-02-22 |
| 17726. | Marvin (malvolio) | 80.65 | 97% | 2022-01-12 |
| 17727. | dilectus (dilectus) | 80.65 | 98% | 2023-01-14 |
| 17728. | chi (chigwapo) | 80.65 | 97.3% | 2024-01-11 |
| 17729. | Richrad (laci279) | 80.65 | 97% | 2022-10-01 |
| 17730. | Jay Ronald (jay_ronald33) | 80.65 | 97% | 2013-05-25 |
| 17731. | Wayne (devia) | 80.65 | 93% | 2013-05-13 |
| 17732. | Leir (leir_923) | 80.64 | 97.1% | 2024-10-23 |
| 17733. | Rachana (rachanav) | 80.64 | 96.2% | 2024-04-05 |
| 17734. | rota (rota22) | 80.64 | 98% | 2021-08-17 |
| 17735. | SHRIKANT (shrieks) | 80.64 | 96% | 2014-08-14 |
| 17736. | 🤔 (stabilized) | 80.64 | 98% | 2015-12-24 |
| 17737. | Scott (whaleswhales) | 80.64 | 97% | 2013-03-09 |
| 17738. | Tim (timlara) | 80.64 | 96% | 2011-08-07 |
| 17739. | sylv81 (sylv81ct) | 80.64 | 95% | 2017-01-27 |
| 17740. | Gorlf (gorlf) | 80.63 | 97% | 2025-05-21 |
| 17741. | riptide (riptide124) | 80.63 | 97% | 2025-05-31 |
| 17742. | wesley (theempiretriescrack) | 80.63 | 97.7% | 2024-12-14 |
| 17743. | minus_one (minus_one) | 80.63 | 93% | 2014-03-26 |
| 17744. | Anthony (burner16) | 80.63 | 94% | 2012-11-15 |
| 17745. | Chi Yong (chi_yong) | 80.63 | 95% | 2011-08-29 |
| 17746. | Mlmcore (mlmcore3) | 80.62 | 97% | 2025-11-27 |
| 17747. | Randy (papigrande_) | 80.62 | 97% | 2026-03-23 |
| 17748. | Veer (the_veer) | 80.62 | 97% | 2025-01-28 |
| 17749. | zaki (zak1991) | 80.62 | 97.9% | 2024-05-05 |
| 17750. | Cuong (qt1003) | 80.62 | 97% | 2025-05-31 |
| 17751. | samsailo (samsailo) | 80.62 | 96.4% | 2024-03-11 |
| 17752. | Brittany (bhill47) | 80.62 | 98% | 2017-01-04 |
| 17753. | Py (pyho) | 80.62 | 89% | 2014-08-04 |
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