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 (LTL151,500)
Thousands of
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Prescription medicine items
Cost charged by the NHS for an item of prescription medicine for £7.40 (LTL29.95) from source -
Duchy Originals sausages
Pack of 6 free range old-fashioned pork sausages with fresh herb for £2.85 (LTL11.54)
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
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1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (LTL14,120) from electoral_comission -
1 Passion Natural Water-Based Lubricant - 55 Gallon
55 gallons of lube for US$1,495 (LTL3,945) from source -
1 Freedom of Information request
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 (LTL646.80) from source -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (LTL352.90) from source -
3 thousand Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 (LTL47.40) from source