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Old 04-20-2010, 11:18 AM   #4
glatt
 
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Originally Posted by squirell nutkin View Post
Couldn't we just burn spam to create energy?
Well certainly, but that is a net loss too.

Spam is primarily meat, and producing 1 pound of meat requires the energy from 16 pounds of grain. So you would be better off just burning the grain in the first place.
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