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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| 22712. | Adilkan (adilkan) | 74.56 | 97% | 2025-10-30 |
| 22713. | mazen omar (mazen94) | 74.56 | 96.8% | 2024-03-30 |
| 22714. | Eduardo (xgoivo) | 74.56 | 98% | 2024-07-04 |
| 22715. | Aaron (violapwner) | 74.56 | 95.5% | 2024-03-29 |
| 22716. | Clay (terracottakid) | 74.56 | 94% | 2019-04-26 |
| 22717. | huaihuai (fhyer1484) | 74.56 | 96% | 2012-10-20 |
| 22718. | Teikamani (pheunomic) | 74.55 | 95% | 2024-03-28 |
| 22719. | Luna (kavuko_) | 74.55 | 96% | 2024-07-02 |
| 22720. | MillieMac (milliemac) | 74.55 | 97.2% | 2023-11-25 |
| 22721. | why not? (attacksquid) | 74.55 | 95.9% | 2023-11-12 |
| 22722. | Lancy (d_lancel0t) | 74.55 | 95.7% | 2024-04-30 |
| 22723. | Alexander (typewriter802) | 74.55 | 95% | 2020-10-23 |
| 22724. | Roland (manong50wpm) | 74.55 | 98% | 2021-03-26 |
| 22725. | Dalle (ash_ish) | 74.55 | 95% | 2021-08-30 |
| 22726. | jakis (myron) | 74.55 | — | 2011-02-20 |
| 22727. | Reebane (reebane) | 74.55 | 100% | 2018-12-28 |
| 22728. | Johnson (leow619) | 74.54 | 96% | 2025-03-24 |
| 22729. | universalgen (universalgen123) | 74.54 | 98% | 2025-01-27 |
| 22730. | YuNix (xinuy) | 74.54 | 98% | 2024-04-30 |
| 22731. | jellymagic (jellymagic) | 74.54 | 96.9% | 2024-03-08 |
| 22732. | Arthur (sylverphoenix) | 74.54 | 97% | 2022-04-15 |
| 22733. | Clay (pogomurphisk) | 74.54 | 97% | 2014-06-13 |
| 22734. | H A (hamada_ali) | 74.54 | 96% | 2021-08-24 |
| 22735. | Pat (protyper29564) | 74.54 | — | 2011-02-13 |
| 22736. | Mr Boring (mrboring) | 74.54 | 97% | 2013-04-05 |
| 22737. | Rohit (rohitpuri) | 74.54 | — | 2011-02-15 |
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