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Enough 1p coins to cover an American football field
Cover an American football field with a single layer of UK one penny coins in hexagonal close-pack formation for £37,430 (C$58,930)
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Cups of instant coffee
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1 40 minutes of Lilly Allen
40 minute performance by Lilly Allen, 2006. Photo: Benoît Derrier. for £60 thousand (C$94,470) from source -
100 Rooms at The Langham Hotel, London
Bed and breakfast in Classic Room at the Langham Hotel, London. for £310.80 (C$489.40) from source -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (C$137.30) from source -
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Fill human lungs with ribena for £17.94 (C$28.25) -
600 Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 (C$18.44) from source