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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| 9781. | Michael (bluejay8765) | 91.66 | 97.9% | 2025-03-07 |
| 9782. | (haiii136) | 91.65 | 98.1% | 2025-01-19 |
| 9783. | csf (yvan777) | 91.65 | 99% | 2024-09-17 |
| 9784. | ItsOKayCZ (itsokaycz) | 91.65 | 95.1% | 2024-05-08 |
| 9785. | Bam (phoenixthestral) | 91.65 | 98% | 2023-01-27 |
| 9786. | Ted on Norman (norted) | 91.65 | 97% | 2014-02-27 |
| 9787. | Trying to git gud (wongsm7) | 91.65 | 93% | 2013-11-25 |
| 9788. | Mary (zmds2004) | 91.65 | 81% | 2013-12-31 |
| 9789. | AdilDSW (adildsw) | 91.65 | 97% | 2018-01-22 |
| 9790. | (goku123goku) | 91.64 | 97.7% | 2024-05-16 |
| 9791. | Abizer (abizern) | 91.64 | 99.1% | 2024-05-19 |
| 9792. | Andy (andyok) | 91.64 | 99% | 2021-07-06 |
| 9793. | Ali (afregistry) | 91.64 | 98% | 2020-11-10 |
| 9794. | (z1pp3r) | 91.64 | 99% | 2013-09-23 |
| 9795. | (mubarrak48) | 91.64 | 95% | 2014-07-18 |
| 9796. | (faithisfear) | 91.64 | 97% | 2012-03-01 |
| 9797. | Tim (timinit) | 91.63 | 97% | 2026-05-12 |
| 9798. | (fggfdsajkf) | 91.63 | 97.7% | 2024-09-20 |
| 9799. | Taha (tahatoto123) | 91.63 | 93% | 2016-10-23 |
| 9800. | (ssujithrraj) | 91.63 | 98% | 2011-11-21 |
| 9801. | Kiwibird (aquaplane) | 91.63 | — | 2010-12-09 |
| 9802. | (wackyracer23) | 91.62 | 96% | 2025-08-28 |
| 9803. | seodowa (seodowa) | 91.62 | 98% | 2024-10-07 |
| 9804. | Ayush (ayuza3k) | 91.62 | 97.4% | 2025-04-11 |
| 9805. | Lasse (geeks) | 91.62 | 97% | 2013-01-05 |
| 9806. | Plinkiplonk (plinkiplonk) | 91.62 | 96% | 2019-08-13 |
| 9807. | Codey (seifo16) | 91.62 | 98% | 2021-08-17 |
| 9808. | Ashley (dazzlers110) | 91.62 | 97% | 2016-05-18 |
| 9809. | sakuu (jofwee) | 91.62 | 98% | 2017-07-17 |
| 9810. | Solaire (solairee_) | 91.61 | 97.1% | 2024-09-04 |
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