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Let's assume the food on the shelves is 99.99% safe to eat. Now let's assume a significant percentage of the food thrown away is not safe to eat. Allowing for an unknown percentage that's just outdated and stale, or just outdated, some of it will be good. For argument's sake, I'll pick a number out of my hat - 25% is not safe to eat.
As Dirty Harry asked, "Do you feel lucky today, punk?" If I'm buying it, the cylinder will click on an empty cylinder 9999 times out of ten thousand. If I'm scavenging it, my odds drop to one in four. Which odds do you prefer?
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Darrell
Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin
Mean Green Toaster Machine
49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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