You could buy
You can buy one of the following:
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Thumb
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (HK$178,600) from source
Buy all billionaires
You can buy each US-dollar billionaire one of the following items:
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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 -
Tours of the UK Parliament
Guided tour of the Houses of Parliament, London for £11.50 (HK$136.90)
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
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1 Random number tables
"A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates" by Michael D. Rich for £62 (HK$738.30) from waterstones -
300 UK Black-and-White Television Licenses
1 Year black-and-white television license, 2011 for £49 (HK$583.50) from bbc -
100 Prescription medicine items
Cost charged by the NHS for an item of prescription medicine for £7.40 (HK$88.12) from source -
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1 One word by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 (HK$35.72)