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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| 9439. | david (daviddavedaviddave) | 91.12 | 96% | 2021-03-13 |
| 9440. | Matt (demigod2005yr) | 91.11 | 98% | 2016-06-15 |
| 9441. | Fletch (fletch10) | 91.11 | 96% | 2020-01-21 |
| 9442. | gabe (gabeeeeee) | 91.11 | 96% | 2022-01-12 |
| 9443. | Edo (edodero) | 91.11 | 97.4% | 2024-06-19 |
| 9444. | Edward (batskater1234) | 91.11 | 99% | 2022-04-24 |
| 9445. | Hunain (hunain) | 91.11 | 94% | 2012-01-10 |
| 9446. | Marko (hempsa) | 91.11 | 97% | 2012-03-24 |
| 9447. | Kagi (ivankeyz) | 91.11 | 94% | 2016-06-30 |
| 9448. | Mitchell (mrfreeze) | 91.11 | 97% | 2016-04-30 |
| 9449. | Jayden (ppp142857) | 91.10 | 98% | 2024-10-19 |
| 9450. | Alvin (vinch23) | 91.10 | 98% | 2024-01-26 |
| 9451. | Matt (magzter) | 91.10 | — | 2011-03-16 |
| 9452. | Johnathan (uneasybbj) | 91.10 | 98% | 2014-05-12 |
| 9453. | RamEatsCow (sddhrthrt) | 91.10 | 96% | 2023-07-01 |
| 9454. | Mustang (mustang_2015) | 91.10 | 96% | 2015-10-20 |
| 9455. | Rin (rinp135) | 91.09 | 96% | 2021-01-26 |
| 9456. | Ricky (rcheungwtf) | 91.09 | 95% | 2015-03-15 |
| 9457. | Andrew (rentor) | 91.09 | 98% | 2016-02-06 |
| 9458. | Aidan (parfy) | 91.08 | 98% | 2024-12-16 |
| 9459. | sonny (sonnysixteen) | 91.08 | 99% | 2021-10-27 |
| 9460. | Fitri (endeavor42) | 91.08 | 98% | 2019-02-23 |
| 9461. | Luis (duelistone) | 91.08 | 97% | 2018-05-08 |
| 9462. | Annie (anniegeorge) | 91.08 | 96% | 2013-04-02 |
| 9463. | Seany (seanta8) | 91.08 | 96% | 2013-06-19 |
| 9464. | Polymathic Kitteh (aurash) | 91.08 | 97% | 2014-11-09 |
| 9465. | Ella (amhaissup) | 91.07 | 97.9% | 2023-11-28 |
| 9466. | Diego (ihyy) | 91.07 | 98% | 2015-03-09 |
| 9467. | ngnmhieu (ngnmhieu) | 91.07 | 97% | 2016-04-21 |
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