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You really don't know how food is produced, do you? Try reading up a bit on the subject to see just how much energy is required to get a calorie of food energy to your mouth (quick hint: the most commonly used forms of plant-ready nitrogen fertilizer are almost completely derived from oil.)


Ok, I should've included more caveats. I meant that the calories you're consuming are solar power, though there's definitely other energy involved. The comparison is still invalid.




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