iPhone or washing machine? iPhone or space travel? iPhone or internal combustion engine? If you had to pick between the pairs, which would be the most important invention to you? Well, a new survey says the iPhone is more important than all of those inventions, and the toilet too.
The survey, conducted by Tesco Mobile, revealed what objects are most importance in our lives. About 4,000 consumers — aged between 18-65 — were surveyed. They also placed Apple’s smartphone ahead of the car and camera.
Thankfully, the iPhone was beat out by some rather important inventions. The top 5 in order is: 1. Wheel, 2. Airplane, 3. Light bulb, 4. Internet, 5. PCs.
Find the whole list below:
Kitchen appliances and tech advancements feature heavily on the list. Some items you might find unusual also made it: Post-it notes at number 90, curtains and the push-up bra also made the list. And Apple is on there again — the iPod is number 56.
Here’s the whole list, according to the survey:
- Wheel
- Aeroplane
- Light bulb
- Internet
- PCs
- Telephone
- Penicillin
- iPhone
- Flushing toilet
- Combustion engine
- Contraceptive pill
- Washing machine
- Central heating
- Fridge
- Pain killers
- Steam engine
- Freezer
- Camera
- Cars
- Spectacles
- Mobile phones
- Toilet paper
- Hoover
- Trains 2
- Microwave
- The pen
- Hot water
- Shoe
- Compass
- Ibuprofen
- Toothbrush
- Hair straighteners
- Laptops
- Knife and fork
- Scissors
- Paper 3
- Space travel
- Kettle
- Calculator
- Bed
- Remote control
- Roof
- Air conditioning
- SAT NAV
- Wi-Fi
- Cats-eyes
- Matches
- Power steering
- Tumble dryer
- Bicycle
- Sky+
- Tea bags
- Umbrella
- iPod
- Taps
- Crash helmet
- Wristwatch
- eBay
- DVD player
- Nappies
- Ladder
- Sun tan lotion
- Lawnmower
- Make-up
- Chairs
- Sunglasses
- The game of football
- Sliced bread
- Sofa
- Razor blades
- Screwdriver
- Motorways
- Head/ear phones
- Towels
- Push-up bra
- Binoculars
- WD40
- Mascara
- Hair dryer
- Escalator
- Hair dye
- Wellington boots
- Spell check
- Calendars
- Cheese grater
- Buses
- Post-it notes
- Gloves
- Satellite discs
- Pedestrian crossing
- Baby’s dummy
- Curtains
- Bottle opener
- Food blender
- Dustpan and brush
- Desks
- Clothes peg
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What do you think? Is it crazy how high the iPhone is or do you think the people surveyed got it right?
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