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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| 9754. | catfree (catfree) | 91.13 | 95.9% | 2021-02-10 |
| 9755. | Luka (ellenor) | 91.13 | 97.3% | 2024-12-04 |
| 9756. | berkay (berkayyalin) | 91.13 | 98% | 2022-04-28 |
| 9757. | Wei (yayitswei) | 91.13 | 98% | 2021-03-16 |
| 9758. | svenplb (svenplb) | 91.12 | 97.7% | 2024-03-19 |
| 9759. | Ximiz (ximiz) | 91.12 | 98% | 2025-06-03 |
| 9760. | david (daviddavedaviddave) | 91.12 | 96% | 2021-03-13 |
| 9761. | Matt (demigod2005yr) | 91.11 | 98% | 2016-06-15 |
| 9762. | Fletch (fletch10) | 91.11 | 96% | 2020-01-21 |
| 9763. | gabe (gabeeeeee) | 91.11 | 96% | 2022-01-12 |
| 9764. | Edo (edodero) | 91.11 | 97.4% | 2024-06-19 |
| 9765. | Edward (batskater1234) | 91.11 | 99% | 2022-04-24 |
| 9766. | Hunain (hunain) | 91.11 | 94% | 2012-01-10 |
| 9767. | Marko (hempsa) | 91.11 | 97% | 2012-03-24 |
| 9768. | Kagi (ivankeyz) | 91.11 | 94% | 2016-06-30 |
| 9769. | Mitchell (mrfreeze) | 91.11 | 97% | 2016-04-30 |
| 9770. | Jayden (ppp142857) | 91.10 | 98% | 2024-10-19 |
| 9771. | Alvin (vinch23) | 91.10 | 98% | 2024-01-26 |
| 9772. | Matt (magzter) | 91.10 | — | 2011-03-16 |
| 9773. | Johnathan (uneasybbj) | 91.10 | 98% | 2014-05-12 |
| 9774. | RamEatsCow (sddhrthrt) | 91.10 | 96% | 2023-07-01 |
| 9775. | Mustang (mustang_2015) | 91.10 | 96% | 2015-10-20 |
| 9776. | Rin (rinp135) | 91.09 | 96% | 2021-01-26 |
| 9777. | Ricky (rcheungwtf) | 91.09 | 95% | 2015-03-15 |
| 9778. | Andrew (rentor) | 91.09 | 98% | 2016-02-06 |
| 9779. | Aidan (parfy) | 91.08 | 98% | 2024-12-16 |
| 9780. | Ally (2_ally_) | 91.08 | 97.3% | 2025-04-02 |
| 9781. | sonny (sonnysixteen) | 91.08 | 99% | 2021-10-27 |
| 9782. | Fitri (endeavor42) | 91.08 | 98% | 2019-02-23 |
| 9783. | Luis (duelistone) | 91.08 | 97% | 2018-05-08 |
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