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Roadkill_Bingo t1_j82xdgd wrote
Reply to comment by Coloradostoneman in [OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa) by latinometrics
But think about what ethanol production is. It’s distillation. Turn sugar into alcohol, easy. Well grains are seeds, so by their nature they’re starchy, so you have to convert them into simpler sugars first before you ferment. Not even considering the differences in yield (of which corn is inferior to sugarcane), the production costs are much lower for sugarcane ethanol. Thinking globally, it just doesn’t make sense using that valuable Midwest US land to grow corn for ethanol knowing you can import it from the tropics.
But indeed, no arguments here. Corn is an amazing plant with an absurd number of uses.
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Libertuslp t1_j82wev7 wrote
Reply to [OC] Red Notice is the most popular Netflix movie of all time (based on hours watched) by giteam
I know 0 of those movies. And i live a happy life without monthly subscription fee
CerebralAccountant t1_j82vu2w wrote
Reply to Top lies that romance scammers use to take advantage of people—lies that reports to the FTC show cost nearly 70,000 consumers $1.3 billion in 2022 by allpenny
Just in time for Valentine's Day.
papertiger OP t1_j82v9ys wrote
Reply to comment by uatme in [OC] NBA Score Leaders - Heatmap of Points Scored per Year Aligned to Player Age by papertiger
Interesting idea! Done: https://imgur.com/gallery/XSM3oQb Normalizing this way shows how consistent players are, even after a break.
adriftinanmtc t1_j82ujll wrote
Reply to comment by DarkAgeOutlaw in Who Owns the Most Land in the United States? by Artemistical
The LDS is 5th all by itself. I have to think the Catholic church has a lot of land. But all such entities combined? They would have to be number one.
FightOnForUsc t1_j82ucug wrote
Reply to comment by ElectionOver4Hours in From Swiping to Sexting: The Enduring Gender Divide in American Dating and Relationships - The Survey Center on American Life by TrixoftheTrade
Damn, so me except maybe I’m not compassionate enough. At least I know what to work on
ChurchOfTheHolyGays t1_j82ture wrote
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Coloradostoneman t1_j82ruqh wrote
Reply to comment by SillyFlyGuy in [OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa) by latinometrics
Do we need twice as much food?
Coloradostoneman t1_j82rsn1 wrote
Reply to comment by doubledippedchipp in [OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa) by latinometrics
Corn is actually an amazing plant in terms of calories per acre and per gallon of water. It is a C4 plant and Midwest corn burst is the most intense bit of photosynthesis anywhere on the planet per day.
TheFabledHoleLover t1_j82q6wk wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in From Swiping to Sexting: The Enduring Gender Divide in American Dating and Relationships - The Survey Center on American Life by TrixoftheTrade
White knight to the rescue! Hope she sees this bro!!
DarkAgeOutlaw t1_j82p1n8 wrote
Reply to comment by adriftinanmtc in Who Owns the Most Land in the United States? by Artemistical
According to this article, it’s a lot (for at least one organization):
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2022/04/05/new-database-gives-widest/
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ISBN39393242 t1_j82n0e2 wrote
Reply to comment by ChurchOfTheHolyGays in [OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa) by latinometrics
and if it’s just the US they can say just the US. your point?
ChurchOfTheHolyGays t1_j82l8ke wrote
Reply to comment by Cityplanner1 in [OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa) by latinometrics
Because sugar cane has never been cultivated in the Amazon areas ffs.
Look, the country is larger than the contiguous US, ok? I know y'all learned about the existence of the Amazon over the past few years while western countries struggle to shift their blame for climate change, but Brazil is not and was never covered in all by the forest. There is even an arid region in the country which is about the size of France + Germany together.
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ChurchOfTheHolyGays t1_j82kms5 wrote
Reply to comment by Oldfolksboogie in [OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa) by latinometrics
Fyi Brazil (slightly larger than contiguous US) is not at all just the Amazon forest.
ChurchOfTheHolyGays t1_j82kd8g wrote
Reply to comment by ISBN39393242 in [OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa) by latinometrics
Because for just Canada you can just say Canada and it would be weird af to say nothern america for Canada only considering Alaska exists.
New-Cardiologist3006 t1_j82k1bt wrote
Note - Jeff Bezos is at the bottom of the list.
Old money is different than tech money.
SillyFlyGuy t1_j82jjqq wrote
Reply to comment by Roadkill_Bingo in [OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa) by latinometrics
It's about assuring our food supply.
Half of the corn we grow goes into our cars. Meaning we grow twice as much as we need. We have all the manpower, equipment, and logistics to double food output instantly. No ramp up or lead time needed, just stop burning the corn already harvested.
That gives us a nice cushion in case something truly catastrophic happens. Gives us time to find a solution, if there's a solution to find.
imgrandojjo t1_j82ihuq wrote
Reply to comment by blankspaceBS in [OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa) by latinometrics
Not just in brazil either, the Caribbean sugar industry more or less copied what Brazil was doing, up to and including the importing of African slaves.
Mushroom_Tip t1_j82yhkj wrote
Reply to [OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa) by latinometrics
Just in case some people didn't know this, not all sugar comes form sugarcane. Around half of the sugar in the US comes from sugar beets. So this isn't the supply of sugar in the world but rather just sugarcane alone.