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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| 14658. | I am Smokin' on that Gas! (... | 82.50 | 89% | 2012-10-17 |
| 14659. | Nah, I'd Win (nah_ld_win) | 82.49 | 97% | 2024-10-16 |
| 14660. | Esteban (dworak) | 82.49 | 96% | 2024-05-14 |
| 14661. | Marcelo (idlebot) | 82.49 | 98% | 2015-10-13 |
| 14662. | Abdur (johnnyindia) | 82.49 | 98% | 2016-03-02 |
| 14663. | stronk (strooonk) | 82.48 | 98% | 2024-04-23 |
| 14664. | Andy (andy4574) | 82.48 | 97% | 2016-11-03 |
| 14665. | Phil (coasterfuelphil) | 82.48 | 89% | 2015-01-16 |
| 14666. | Son (memorrick) | 82.48 | 97.1% | 2024-04-26 |
| 14667. | Wally101 (walrusboy101) | 82.48 | 95.7% | 2024-01-25 |
| 14668. | Adam (aeoff72) | 82.48 | 97% | 2025-02-19 |
| 14669. | Jeritens (jensrichter) | 82.48 | 98% | 2018-12-06 |
| 14670. | YABOU3ASBA (layvth) | 82.47 | 98.3% | 2024-09-24 |
| 14671. | plange (00steins) | 82.47 | 98% | 2024-04-05 |
| 14672. | montanaromero (montanaromero) | 82.47 | 97% | 2024-07-03 |
| 14673. | Oleg (ciznot) | 82.47 | 98.1% | 2024-03-30 |
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| 14675. | DavidXiao (davidxiao55) | 82.46 | 95% | 2025-01-10 |
| 14676. | Arkham (arkrxn_) | 82.46 | 95.4% | 2024-06-08 |
| 14677. | Nevo (camp_respawn) | 82.46 | 96% | 2024-11-11 |
| 14678. | Joe (agentcursez) | 82.46 | 91% | 2015-03-09 |
| 14679. | Taso (tas123) | 82.46 | 98% | 2021-11-17 |
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| 14681. | pingu (pingu_workman) | 82.46 | 96% | 2020-05-03 |
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| 14683. | Chris (posz) | 82.46 | 95% | 2012-09-20 |
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