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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| 24154. | Dhyaneshwaran (dhyani1919) | 73.20 | 97% | 2024-03-13 |
| 24155. | Hoang (hoangthien2003) | 73.20 | 95% | 2024-10-01 |
| 24156. | emily (picklehorse) | 73.20 | 96% | 2022-03-03 |
| 24157. | Martin (rykarn) | 73.20 | 96% | 2014-12-05 |
| 24158. | mikeeeee (typintypist) | 73.19 | 95.1% | 2023-11-30 |
| 24159. | Shift J (shift_j_guy) | 73.19 | 96% | 2025-06-18 |
| 24160. | elias (hanebuechen) | 73.19 | 97% | 2025-03-08 |
| 24161. | Meow (meow777777) | 73.19 | 98% | 2024-08-03 |
| 24162. | Angelo (fatedfons) | 73.19 | 96% | 2024-10-08 |
| 24163. | fwiichigo (fwiichigo) | 73.19 | 95% | 2023-12-27 |
| 24164. | Supytalp (supytalp) | 73.19 | 98% | 2025-05-22 |
| 24165. | Keisuke (kkishi) | 73.19 | 97% | 2020-12-22 |
| 24166. | H (dreamyox) | 73.19 | 97% | 2025-02-17 |
| 24167. | Dawn (dawndawndawn) | 73.19 | 94% | 2011-06-02 |
| 24168. | Tushchi Rocket (tushchi) | 73.19 | — | 2011-02-25 |
| 24169. | Vi (anne777) | 73.19 | — | 2010-10-03 |
| 24170. | rohith (rohith08) | 73.18 | 97% | 2025-06-24 |
| 24171. | caity (caity_g_) | 73.18 | 95% | 2025-02-08 |
| 24172. | lolofast (lolofast) | 73.18 | 95.5% | 2024-07-11 |
| 24173. | han (stuckinatimezone) | 73.18 | 97% | 2022-03-09 |
| 24174. | Atif (atif_zaheer) | 73.18 | 95% | 2021-04-29 |
| 24175. | Roshan (roshan_) | 73.18 | 96% | 2022-03-08 |
| 24176. | Jude (philivey) | 73.18 | 96% | 2025-09-24 |
| 24177. | matheus (matheus_manchester) | 73.18 | — | 2010-06-23 |
| 24178. | SuckIT (siddhant.alok@gmail... | 73.18 | 94% | 2011-09-07 |
| 24179. | Jose (joseandreasjr11) | 73.18 | 96% | 2021-12-29 |
| 24180. | Marak (marak01) | 73.17 | 98.1% | 2024-09-19 |
| 24181. | S (dontudare) | 73.17 | 96.8% | 2024-11-19 |
| 24182. | Beasktekk (beastek) | 73.17 | 97% | 2024-03-31 |
| 24183. | syn (syntypes) | 73.17 | 95% | 2023-12-27 |
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