You could buy
You can buy one of the following:
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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 (L1,164 thousand)
Thousands of
You can buy one of the following:
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Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 (L93.28) -
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You can buy all of the following:
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1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (L2,711) from source -
1 Enough honey to cover your body
Smother your body with honey, to a depth of 1cm for US$133.50 (L2,707) from groeb -
1 Unemployment benefit
Income-based Jobseekers Allowance for under 25 year olds, UK for £53.45 (L1,662) from source -
5 thousand Scientific calculators
Casio FX-85GT+ scientific calculator for £7.99 (L248.40) from source