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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35707. | Maximillian (maximillian12) | 57.48 | 96% | 2023-03-09 |
| 35708. | jan (raburt) | 57.48 | 95% | 2014-03-06 |
| 35709. | ogo (amoebaca) | 57.48 | 94% | 2016-01-12 |
| 35710. | hoelle (hoelle) | 57.47 | 96% | 2025-01-16 |
| 35711. | Cic (cic2) | 57.47 | 94% | 2024-03-23 |
| 35712. | Hung (biggestahung) | 57.47 | 96% | 2022-03-19 |
| 35713. | SkepticalBubble (skepticalb... | 57.47 | 97% | 2021-01-29 |
| 35714. | Zarq (zarqk) | 57.47 | 89% | 2016-07-18 |
| 35715. | Ha (kyokid169) | 57.47 | 87% | 2015-03-25 |
| 35716. | Zvarn (zvarn) | 57.46 | 96% | 2024-08-07 |
| 35717. | Jak (jakgoff) | 57.46 | 96% | 2024-09-09 |
| 35718. | Sushil (you_win_the_race) | 57.46 | 97% | 2021-07-28 |
| 35719. | Tusar (tusar) | 57.46 | 95% | 2021-01-28 |
| 35720. | NeoX (neoxbit) | 57.46 | 97% | 2020-07-10 |
| 35721. | S (kiizig) | 57.46 | 95% | 2019-11-14 |
| 35722. | eric (strokes1979) | 57.46 | 93% | 2016-01-18 |
| 35723. | Ivan (indefatigability) | 57.45 | 95% | 2024-01-16 |
| 35724. | toto (worldwidefamous) | 57.45 | 95% | 2024-06-03 |
| 35725. | Niloy (neel7) | 57.45 | 95% | 2024-12-29 |
| 35726. | Scott (typist2021) | 57.45 | 97% | 2021-11-14 |
| 35727. | Nicholas (brayradbury) | 57.45 | 95% | 2024-02-03 |
| 35728. | Raj (king_vegeta) | 57.45 | 96% | 2023-01-21 |
| 35729. | zambi (zambi) | 57.45 | 93% | 2013-07-26 |
| 35730. | d-nee (iggy3931) | 57.45 | 94% | 2016-02-11 |
| 35731. | Bratman (bratman) | 57.45 | 88% | 2012-09-15 |
| 35732. | Trish (trishmn98) | 57.44 | 97.5% | 2024-07-07 |
| 35733. | Ernesto Sarabia (nestoakaro... | 57.44 | 95% | 2024-05-30 |
| 35734. | Rfruitfree (rfruitfree) | 57.44 | 95% | 2024-02-15 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |