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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26061. | joseph (jjtpe) | 59.20 | 93% | 2014-12-02 |
26062. | zhuzewei (zhuzewei) | 59.20 | 93% | 2014-10-28 |
26063. | Vojtěch (macsoxxx) | 59.20 | 98% | 2018-01-20 |
26064. | Bowser (bowserrr) | 59.19 | 96% | 2015-11-21 |
26065. | Vikram (vikram_) | 59.19 | 96% | 2021-04-24 |
26066. | morocco (morocco_one) | 59.19 | 97% | 2021-03-02 |
26067. | Mike (fastmisha) | 59.19 | 95% | 2021-04-19 |
26068. | ∞ (technolojesus) | 59.19 | 97% | 2024-01-19 |
26069. | bilalashraf148@gmail.com (b... | 59.19 | 94% | 2015-08-05 |
26070. | Petar (hogar5) | 59.18 | 96% | 2024-02-25 |
26071. | ahmet (ahmetyilmaz2002) | 59.18 | 94% | 2020-12-03 |
26072. | richard (zift) | 59.18 | 96% | 2015-08-26 |
26073. | Leandro (ldr0__) | 59.17 | 95% | 2024-01-06 |
26074. | KVK Siddartha (kvkokay) | 59.17 | 94% | 2023-11-28 |
26075. | Simon (darkfiremoon) | 59.17 | 93% | 2012-12-24 |
26076. | Sibin (azzie_d) | 59.17 | 94% | 2015-11-24 |
26077. | Joshua (steinerina) | 59.16 | 95% | 2021-10-13 |
26078. | Shoujikis (sh0ujiki5) | 59.16 | 93% | 2016-01-27 |
26079. | lolr (crimson_serenity) | 59.16 | 88% | 2011-10-04 |
26080. | Manu (kivelae) | 59.16 | 93% | 2013-11-18 |
26081. | umair (umairr) | 59.16 | 95% | 2012-07-11 |
26082. | Sam (sankalp252) | 59.16 | 94% | 2014-08-24 |
26083. | Alex (aatwood) | 59.16 | 96% | 2011-08-11 |
26084. | Dmeister (dclott) | 59.15 | 98% | 2021-10-24 |
26085. | Sangga (chemicalchaos291) | 59.15 | 94% | 2021-09-09 |
26086. | Alexander (yomummy) | 59.15 | 96% | 2020-11-25 |
26087. | My (xz2ne1zx) | 59.15 | 97% | 2012-05-26 |
26088. | Kevin (kevinptt0323) | 59.15 | 95% | 2013-12-24 |
26089. | hamza (darkness1523) | 59.15 | 96% | 2016-04-11 |
26090. | aladins (aladinsmonkey) | 59.15 | 95% | 2015-06-01 |
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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 |