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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 all billionaires
You can buy each US-dollar billionaire one of the following items:
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Freedom of Information requests
Average cost of a request under the UK's Freedom of Information Act, 2010. for £159.80 (﷼ 919.30) from source
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4 thousand UK Black-and-White Television Licenses
1 Year black-and-white television license, 2011 for £49 (﷼ 281.90) from bbc -
300 Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 (﷼ 67.37) from source -
1 thousand Scientific calculators
Casio FX-85GT+ scientific calculator for £7.99 (﷼ 45.97) from source -