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People vote for top 100 inventions of all time! Results are Whack!
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| jchung52 |
| quote: | | Oh, poo! A new survey finds that people consider the Apple iPhone a more important invention than the flushing toilet. Four thousand consumers were asked what invention they thought was the most significant. The wheel got the most votes, followed by the airplane, light bulb, Internet, PCs, telephone and penicillin. After that, came the iPhone - and then the flush toilet and combustion engine, the UK's Telegraph reports. "All of the inventions included in this list have changed the world forever," Lance Batchelor, Chief Executive Officer of Tesco Mobile, which carried out the research in the UK, told the paper. "All of the inventions included in this list have changed the world forever," Lance Batchelor, chief executive officer of Tesco Mobile, which carried out the research in the UK, told the paper. Other inventions that made the cut include the contraceptive pill, washing machine, central heating, fridge, painkillers, steam engine, freezer, camera, cars, spectacles, mobile phones and toilet paper. See full list here. "Whether it be something as small as a paper clip, to something which changed the face of the universe like the combustion engine, these amazing feats have all been recognized as truly great," noted Batchelor. "Some - like the washing machine and wheel - have made our lives easier, while wireless technology and the Internet have changed the face of communication. Others like the remote control, hair-dryer and hoover (vacuum cleaner) have all been created for convenience." Batchelor was impressed by how highly the iPhone was valued. "It's amazing to see how much the iPhone is valued, sitting alongside inventions such as penicillin in people's perceptions and being declared a more important invention than miracle gadgets of their own time, such as the compass," he said. |
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100 GREATEST INVENTIONS 1. Wheel 2. Aeroplane 3. Light bulb 4. Internet 5. PCs 6. Telephone 7. Penicillin 8. iPhone 9. Flushing toilet 10. Combustion engine 11. Contraceptive pill 12. Washing machine 13. Central heating 14. Fridge 15. Pain killers 16. Steam engine 17. Freezer 18. Camera 19. Cars 20. Spectacles 21. Mobile phones 22. Toilet paper 23. Hoover 24. Trains 25. Google 26. Microwave 27. Email 28. The pen 29. Hot water 30. Shoe 31. Compass 32. Ibuprofen 33. Toothbrush 34. Hair straighteners 35. Laptops 36. Knife and fork 37. Scissors 38. Paper 39. Space travel 40. Kettle 41. Calculator 42. Bed 43. Remote control 44. Roof 45. Air conditioning 46. SAT NAV 47. Wi-Fi 48. Cats-eyes 49. Matches 50. Power steering 51. Tumble dryer 52. Bicycle 53. Sky+ 54. Tea bags 55. Umbrella 56. iPod 57. Taps 58. Crash helmet 59. Wristwatch 60. eBay 61. DVD player 62. Nappies 63. Ladder 64. Sun tan lotion 65. Lawnmower 66. Make-up 67. Chairs 68. Sunglasses 69. The game of football 70. Sliced bread 71. Sofa 72. Razor blades 73. Screwdriver 74. Motorways 75. Head/ear phones 76. Towels 77. Push-up bra 78. Binoculars 79. WD40 80. Mascara 81. Hair dryer 82. Facebook 83. Escalator 84. Hair dye 85. Wellington boots 86. Spell check 87. Calendars 88. Cheese grater 89. Buses 90. Post-it notes 91. Gloves 92. Satellite discs 93. Pedestrian crossing 94. Baby's dummy 95. Curtains 96. Bottle opener 97. Food blender 98. Dustpan and brush 99. Desks 100. Clothes peg |
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| LightsOut |
^^
:rolleyes:
whats the point of making a dedicated iphone thread if your not going to use it.... |
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| Intangible |
| quote: | Originally posted by LightsOut
^^
:rolleyes:
whats the point of making a dedicated iphone thread if your not going to use it.... |
Change the thread tittle to 'people vote for 100 greatest inventions and results are WHACK' and its an awesome thread
this survey is full of lulz
Although hair straightener should DEFINITELY be on there :p |
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| jchung52 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Intangible
Change the thread tittle to 'people vote for 100 greatest inventions and results are WHACK' and its an awesome thread
this survey is full of lulz
Although hair straightener should DEFINITELY be on there :p |
There..
Awesome!~!
LOL |
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| Intangible |
| quote: | Originally posted by jchung52
There..
Awesome!~!
LOL |
hahahaha :) |
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| StereoPrincess |
| lol. brits are dumb! |
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| Orko |
These types of polls are idiotic because they are polling idiots.
#8 iPhone
#21 Mobile phones
ah...
then
#29 Hot water - I didn't know humans invented hot water.
These types of polls are just to make up news. Throw the word at iPhone at anything, and dinosaur media automatically will print something about it. |
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| kotsy |
| blow job should be #1 |
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| geroin |
77. Push-up bra
should be #1 |
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| RobSt*r |
| quote: | Originally posted by kotsy
blow job should be #1 |
Omg!!!! Lolol
I wonder what the first guy to ever get one was thinking at that time. |
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| Shaya007 |
| quote: | Originally posted by RobSt*r
Omg!!!! Lolol
I wonder what the first guy to ever get one was thinking at that time. |
the apple..down here woman! LOOL |
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