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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42222. | Arf (affu04) | 51.31 | 95% | 2023-11-29 |
| 42223. | Vladi (vladist) | 51.31 | 96.6% | 2023-11-14 |
| 42224. | matti (matti_123456) | 51.31 | 92% | 2011-11-11 |
| 42225. | Krishan (krishansharma) | 51.31 | 92% | 2015-03-03 |
| 42226. | InternetJones (internetjones) | 51.30 | 93% | 2025-06-17 |
| 42227. | Kody (kodye132) | 51.30 | 96% | 2024-09-24 |
| 42228. | Splash (splash500) | 51.30 | 93% | 2024-11-04 |
| 42229. | David Perdzock (dp14) | 51.30 | 97% | 2024-10-16 |
| 42230. | Kirubel (kirubelt) | 51.30 | 96.4% | 2023-12-08 |
| 42231. | 7 (pingas7) | 51.30 | — | 2011-04-11 |
| 42232. | John (pringlepantz) | 51.29 | 96% | 2016-09-13 |
| 42233. | Tay (chanting_penguin) | 51.29 | 97% | 2025-02-22 |
| 42234. | Marouane ELBISSOURI (maroua... | 51.29 | 94% | 2024-11-06 |
| 42235. | Jordan (creatorofidiocy) | 51.29 | 95% | 2024-02-02 |
| 42236. | Ashlie (ashlie0613) | 51.29 | 96.1% | 2024-04-10 |
| 42237. | barbell (dexate) | 51.29 | 91% | 2013-09-20 |
| 42238. | FFFT (ethanciou) | 51.28 | 93% | 2022-08-14 |
| 42239. | Kevin (slowbrothough) | 51.28 | 95% | 2024-02-17 |
| 42240. | RepAUA (repaua) | 51.28 | 96% | 2024-11-18 |
| 42241. | DrData (drdata) | 51.28 | 95% | 2024-06-20 |
| 42242. | Lalith (nivas17) | 51.28 | 95.6% | 2023-12-20 |
| 42243. | Jovan (bajheera) | 51.28 | 93% | 2012-11-28 |
| 42244. | Cathy (aix1014) | 51.28 | 91% | 2011-05-30 |
| 42245. | RR3d (rr3dtyper) | 51.27 | 93% | 2023-07-24 |
| 42246. | Manter (manterpanter) | 51.27 | 95% | 2021-04-24 |
| 42247. | davjd (bubacek) | 51.26 | 96% | 2024-01-04 |
| 42248. | manjeet (mjydv4548) | 51.26 | 94% | 2021-01-04 |
| 42249. | DiCaprioz (gagah) | 51.26 | — | 2010-07-21 |
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| 42251. | kannan (kannans8575) | 51.25 | 93.6% | 2024-06-05 |
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| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
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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 |