You could buy
You can buy one of the following:
Thousands of
You can buy one of the following:
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Legs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of leg above knee, 1996. for £40 thousand (COL$116,700 thousand) from source -
Thumbs
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (COL$43,770 thousand) from source
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You can buy all of the following:
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800 Events with Charlotte Church
Hire Charlotte Church for an event, 2006. Photo: Keven Law. for £50 thousand (COL$145,900 thousand) from source -
1 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 (COL$109,200 thousand) -
1 Thumb
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (COL$43,770 thousand) from source -
1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (COL$10,180 thousand) from electoral_comission -
9 thousand Freedom of Information requests
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 (COL$466,300) from source