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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20982. | Galactiknight (dagalactikni... | 67.86 | 95% | 2020-10-18 |
20983. | Greg (gregdahwhale) | 67.86 | 96% | 2021-05-12 |
20984. | Maria (mari718) | 67.86 | 99% | 2011-05-28 |
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20986. | Guest (superman_ha_ha) | 67.85 | 95% | 2022-01-02 |
20987. | Lostdawg3 (lostdawg3) | 67.85 | 96% | 2023-02-15 |
20988. | Zenitsu (oinishant) | 67.85 | 96% | 2021-09-15 |
20989. | Andy (alinesjr) | 67.85 | 90% | 2014-08-11 |
20990. | Song (psslive) | 67.85 | 96% | 2016-05-06 |
20991. | sam (justlikethat) | 67.84 | 96.9% | 2023-11-17 |
20992. | Nikolino (nikolinolive) | 67.84 | 97% | 2022-11-15 |
20993. | sleepo (sleepotimer) | 67.84 | 93% | 2021-10-04 |
20994. | BCA (xowsla) | 67.84 | 96% | 2024-03-29 |
20995. | Salvian (salzzz) | 67.84 | 91% | 2012-02-27 |
20996. | mike (mweaver84) | 67.84 | 95% | 2012-02-21 |
20997. | Udan (fris93) | 67.84 | 97% | 2019-10-21 |
20998. | LPerody (l_peordy) | 67.83 | 95% | 2024-03-01 |
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21000. | tiffany (thubbard1120) | 67.83 | 97% | 2024-02-14 |
21001. | Jordan (volto) | 67.83 | 93% | 2015-09-04 |
21002. | Joshua (zhou89) | 67.83 | 96% | 2020-10-03 |
21003. | 2Fingers (johndave_1998) | 67.83 | 96% | 2017-12-11 |
21004. | Gavin (meizlizard) | 67.83 | 96% | 2014-09-25 |
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21006. | Carlos (carlmonserrate) | 67.82 | 96% | 2024-03-21 |
21007. | Jellie Ann (jellieberry) | 67.82 | 92% | 2016-04-14 |
21008. | Juan (juanto121) | 67.82 | 98% | 2016-01-10 |
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Default (English) | 70,097 | 81.38 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 89 | 92.00 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
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Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |