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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| 31913. | Sam (shwestrick) | 63.98 | 96% | 2015-07-28 |
| 31914. | Syed Sheraz (syedsherazarshad) | 63.98 | 96.7% | 2023-12-21 |
| 31915. | ok (laggyfeetshake123) | 63.98 | 90% | 2015-06-19 |
| 31916. | RIP Byron ❤ (pdnegreiros) | 63.98 | 89% | 2016-03-19 |
| 31917. | Greg (xpec824) | 63.98 | — | 2010-11-17 |
| 31918. | Ben (lpisgood) | 63.98 | 92% | 2011-06-01 |
| 31919. | Wesley (wesabbal32) | 63.98 | 97% | 2016-03-16 |
| 31920. | Mancini (mancini) | 63.98 | 98% | 2016-03-09 |
| 31921. | Arjun (arjun857) | 63.97 | 94% | 2025-02-14 |
| 31922. | Denis (redup) | 63.97 | 99% | 2025-06-30 |
| 31923. | abdo (phcox_hunter) | 63.97 | 95% | 2020-01-25 |
| 31924. | David Karn (dkmackay) | 63.97 | 95% | 2016-04-26 |
| 31925. | OGCJN (ogcjn) | 63.97 | 97% | 2017-06-28 |
| 31926. | Perry (winterzero) | 63.97 | 99% | 2014-06-25 |
| 31927. | Shirish (shirish369) | 63.97 | 93% | 2013-10-14 |
| 31928. | Raj (raaj2rad) | 63.97 | 91% | 2013-03-25 |
| 31929. | Felix (felixvn) | 63.96 | 98% | 2024-08-01 |
| 31930. | Coffee Racer (i_need_coffee) | 63.96 | 98% | 2025-01-17 |
| 31931. | Bibek (harry_stha4742) | 63.96 | 95.9% | 2024-07-28 |
| 31932. | Kenyo (kenyoo) | 63.96 | 95.5% | 2024-12-09 |
| 31933. | terrorist: tangent (tangent... | 63.96 | 97% | 2023-11-25 |
| 31934. | kuku (kungain0122) | 63.96 | 91% | 2011-11-30 |
| 31935. | Jacob (horenzo) | 63.96 | 86% | 2016-08-23 |
| 31936. | guy (sleepinbliss) | 63.95 | 97% | 2021-02-24 |
| 31937. | Jerard (chromatic20) | 63.95 | 90% | 2012-12-07 |
| 31938. | Aboud (lord_aboud) | 63.95 | 96% | 2025-05-23 |
| 31939. | gar (dagmarski) | 63.95 | 97% | 2021-10-30 |
| 31940. | gijev (gijev39800) | 63.95 | 96.3% | 2025-04-21 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |