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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 (﷼ 215,300)
Buy each rat in New York city
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1 UK general election campaign
Average spending per candidate standing in the UK general election, 2010. for £3,489 (﷼ 20,070) from electoral_comission -
1 A life-sized human made of double gloucester
A life-sized human made of double gloucester for £522.70 (﷼ 3,007) -
1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (﷼ 501.50) from source -
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1 thousand Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 (﷼ 17.26)