This was one of the first things we were taught in school during units on nutrient cycles - the closer to the source of energy, the sun, an organism is in the cycle, the more efficient their utilization of the energy is. I don’t know if I’m taking knowledge of this concept for granted but it’s so simple in my own mind.
the McD slivered onions were always horrible. absolutely repulsive texture & taste
Ugh, same. The childhood winters where there would be a foot of fluffy snow on the ground, but the sky would be clear and the sun beaming - not warm enough to melt everything into slush but enough to just lay back (with jacket & snow pants ofc) on the snow and photosynthesize