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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 (HK$445,700)
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UK Black-and-White Television Licenses
1 Year black-and-white television license, 2011 for £49 (HK$583.50) from bbc -
Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 (HK$139.40) from source
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1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (HK$41,550) from electoral_comission -
6 thousand Acres of the Moon
Cost of an acre of the Sea of Tranquility, from the Lunar Registry for US$37.50 (HK$291.10) from source -
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200 Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 (HK$35.72) -
1 Fill human lungs with untaxed petrol
Fill human lungs with untaxed petrol for £2.87 (HK$34.15) from hardcoded