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Old 04-20-2010, 11:18 AM   #1
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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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Old 04-21-2010, 09:47 PM   #2
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1 pound of meat requires the energy from 16 pounds of grain.

I got your point but this is hyperbole

efficient meat animals only require 7.5 lbs of grain for a 1lb gain.
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Old 04-21-2010, 10:59 PM   #3
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But I'd rather eat the meat than the grain.
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Old 04-21-2010, 11:20 PM   #4
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But I'd rather eat the meat than the grain.
How about the meat eats grass and no one eats the grain?
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Old 04-21-2010, 11:27 PM   #5
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