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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 (R564,200)
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Random number tables
"A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates" by Michael D. Rich for £62 (R934.70) from waterstones
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1 40 minutes of Lilly Allen
40 minute performance by Lilly Allen, 2006. Photo: Benoît Derrier. for £60 thousand (R904,500) from source -
1 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 (R564,200) -
200 Carl Sagan's Cosmos DVDs
Inspirational and wide-appeal science series. Thirteen episodes, each one hour long. for £11.71 (R176.50) from source -
100 Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 (R45.23) -
2 thousand Cups of instant coffee
Cost per cup of instant coffee for £0.05 (R0.69)