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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 (E£401,200)
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You can buy each US-dollar billionaire one of the following items:
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1 Nissan Micra
Car for £7,820 (E£83,820) -
1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (E£37,400) from electoral_comission -
2 thousand Random number tables
"A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates" by Michael D. Rich for £62 (E£664.50) from waterstones -
700 Souvenir guides to the Natural History Museum
Souvenir guide to London's Natural History Museum for £4.50 (E£48.23) -
1 Fill human lungs with untaxed petrol
Fill human lungs with untaxed petrol for £2.87 (E£30.74) from hardcoded