A recent British survey by the London Science Museum asked 3,000 adults what things they couldn’t live without. Facebook ranked 5th out of the 50 things, right up there with sunshine, and more important than having a flushing toilet.
Some surprising results that show how technological connection is becoming an absolute necessity in this era:
- Having an Internet connection (2nd place) was more important than clean drinking water (3rd place).
- Having a mobile / smart phone was (10th place) was more important than shower facilities (13th place), and of course, was needed more than laptops (26th place).
- Thankfully, Google (22nd place) is ranked as more important to life than hair straighteners (24th place).
However, Twitter is in the unfortunate last place, having been beaten by push-up bras, oh dear.
The full survey results:
- Sunshine
- Internet connection
- Clean drinking water
- Fridge
- NHS
- Cooker
- Flushing toilet
- Mobile phone / smartphone
- Tea and Coffee
- Washing machine
- Shower
- Central heating
- Painkillers
- Fresh vegetables
- Vacuum Cleaner
- Kettle
- Sofa
- Shoes
- Fresh fruit
- Car
- Hair straighteners
- Public transport
- Laptop
- Chocolate
- DVD Player
- Wristwatch
- Make-up
- Flat screen TV
- Wedding ring
- Tumble dryer
- Bottled water
- Ebay
- Bicycle
- Ipod
- Air conditioning
- Disposable nappies
- Light bulbs
- Spell-check
- Sat Nav
- Push-up bra
- Nintendo Wii
- iPad
- Gym Membership
- Season ticket to your football club
- Freezer
- Xbox
I definitely agree with the Internet connection bit, but I personally believe flushing toilets and showers, which are the cornerstones of personal hygiene, are more important to your social life than Facebook or your smartphone! #justsayin!
What are some of the things you can’t live without?