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Empire State Building
Cost of Empire State Building when built in 1931, including cost of land for US$40,950 thousand (kn235,800 thousand) from source
Buy each rat in New York city
You can buy each rat one of the following items:
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Monthly rent
Average monthly cost of renting accomidation in the United Kingdom, 2006/7 for £565 (kn4,991) from source
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1 Enough honey to cover an American football field
Smother an American football field with honey, to a depth of 1cm for US$397,100 (kn2,287 thousand) from groeb -
700 Houses
Average (mean) cost of a House in the United Kindgom, 2010 for £251,600 (kn2,223 thousand) from source -
1 Duck island
Cost of a floating duck island, claimed as an expense by Conservative MP, Peter Viggers. for £1,645 (kn14,530) from wikipedia -
600 Rooms at The Langham Hotel, London
Bed and breakfast in Classic Room at the Langham Hotel, London. for £310.80 (kn2,746) from source -
100 Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 (kn103.40) from source