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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| 29423. | amir (amir194) | 65.97 | 94% | 2016-01-27 |
| 29424. | Martin (martinmaster) | 65.97 | 96% | 2017-04-24 |
| 29425. | HoangH7 (h7starlight) | 65.97 | 94% | 2015-05-20 |
| 29426. | Asmit (asmit2005) | 65.96 | 96% | 2023-07-04 |
| 29427. | James (jeffinger38) | 65.96 | 96% | 2018-07-03 |
| 29428. | Kieran (godquack) | 65.96 | 96% | 2021-12-19 |
| 29429. | Mike (fluffymikeb) | 65.96 | 94% | 2012-06-29 |
| 29430. | Rob (blueblaze_rgb) | 65.96 | 97.9% | 2023-11-14 |
| 29431. | Amit (supernova21) | 65.96 | 96% | 2024-05-20 |
| 29432. | Qida (ieatpizza) | 65.96 | 99% | 2025-06-06 |
| 29433. | Nitronium (nitronium) | 65.96 | 95% | 2016-09-26 |
| 29434. | Aaron (xgaypopx) | 65.96 | 97% | 2024-04-07 |
| 29435. | sweets (lynnpineda) | 65.96 | 96% | 2015-02-07 |
| 29436. | Ben (bunjow) | 65.96 | 100% | 2017-11-21 |
| 29437. | Luke (lukedude123) | 65.96 | 89% | 2014-11-17 |
| 29438. | Ivandro Ismael (ivandrofly) | 65.96 | 94% | 2013-11-12 |
| 29439. | acadia (acadiaskye) | 65.95 | 96% | 2021-10-24 |
| 29440. | lolol (sihcaepp) | 65.95 | 98% | 2024-06-26 |
| 29441. | Ravi Sharma (weed_killer) | 65.95 | 98% | 2024-11-23 |
| 29442. | Ashley (shwee) | 65.95 | 91% | 2016-05-19 |
| 29443. | Sehun (typesmasher__) | 65.95 | 97% | 2023-12-13 |
| 29444. | Adrian (meatbeat) | 65.95 | 96% | 2024-07-14 |
| 29445. | Dean (dtsaltas) | 65.95 | 95% | 2016-01-17 |
| 29446. | Weslly (weslly) | 65.95 | 97% | 2013-12-23 |
| 29447. | Jay (jayderby) | 65.95 | 94% | 2015-03-03 |
| 29448. | Ciara (ciara25) | 65.94 | 100% | 2024-08-03 |
| 29449. | Soham (soham_765) | 65.94 | 97% | 2025-01-04 |
| 29450. | QWERTY23 (qwerty09_) | 65.94 | 97.1% | 2024-04-12 |
| 29451. | adrianna (adriannna) | 65.94 | 95% | 2021-11-11 |
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