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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)
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Cups of instant coffee
Cost per cup of instant coffee for £0.05 (L1.43) -
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1 House
Average (mean) cost of a House in the United Kindgom, 2010 for £251,600 (L7,824 thousand) from source -
1 Thumb
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (L466,400) from source -
1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (L108,500) from electoral_comission -
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2 thousand Random number tables
"A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates" by Michael D. Rich for £62 (L1,928) from waterstones