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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| 30035. | Mick (mickahoy2) | 65.23 | 96% | 2014-07-10 |
| 30036. | do (donhankiet) | 65.23 | 96% | 2015-03-31 |
| 30037. | Masood (004993) | 65.23 | 97% | 2012-11-29 |
| 30038. | j (madeallup) | 65.22 | 84% | 2012-08-28 |
| 30039. | xuan (xuan91) | 65.22 | 95% | 2012-10-27 |
| 30040. | John Davy (ngido) | 65.22 | — | 2011-02-02 |
| 30041. | Abbey (hollywood_undead_) | 65.22 | 98% | 2021-09-24 |
| 30042. | Jane (cxzawerf) | 65.22 | 94% | 2014-10-09 |
| 30043. | kaitlyn (kaikai03) | 65.21 | 95.6% | 2024-01-22 |
| 30044. | Dezzy (dezzy_89) | 65.21 | 95% | 2024-09-25 |
| 30045. | EnergyAbsorber (energy_abso... | 65.21 | 95% | 2023-12-08 |
| 30046. | Kevin (nelsenkj11) | 65.21 | 96.7% | 2025-02-12 |
| 30047. | myrez (myrez) | 65.21 | 96% | 2017-06-30 |
| 30048. | Dr. Sector (sharkychompers) | 65.21 | 97% | 2022-01-03 |
| 30049. | Hung (hvngpham002) | 65.21 | 96% | 2021-03-15 |
| 30050. | Classy Soup (classysoup) | 65.21 | 95.4% | 2024-08-24 |
| 30051. | Science (sciencespear) | 65.20 | 96% | 2022-03-27 |
| 30052. | xTheNitrousx (x_nitrous_x) | 65.20 | 98% | 2024-06-11 |
| 30053. | Daniel (deltawhiskey) | 65.20 | 97.7% | 2024-02-23 |
| 30054. | Gowtham (triforceofpi) | 65.20 | 96.9% | 2024-01-08 |
| 30055. | icecreamwaffles1 (icecreamw... | 65.20 | 96.9% | 2023-11-17 |
| 30056. | amt8u (amt8u) | 65.20 | 96.3% | 2024-06-18 |
| 30057. | Paij (paij) | 65.20 | 89% | 2016-11-09 |
| 30058. | brandon (brandrixco) | 65.20 | 96% | 2019-06-11 |
| 30059. | Ganzorig (ghostganzo) | 65.20 | 93% | 2016-09-14 |
| 30060. | Krishen (krishenn) | 65.19 | 98% | 2019-03-18 |
| 30061. | Sumant k (imslimshady1) | 65.19 | 97% | 2024-05-20 |
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| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |