Second Worst Invention Ever? Cell Phones
IT Week has a summary of a survey done in the UK asking what is the worst invention ever. Believe it or not, Cell Phones came in second just after Weapons!
Here's the full list:
Here's the full list:
- Weapons (35%)
- Mobile Phones (17%)
- Nuclear Power (9%)
- Sinclair C5 (9%)
- Television (9%)
- The Car (6%)
- Cigarettes (6%)
- Fast Food (3%)
- Speed Cameras (3%)
- Religion (2%)
I have no idea what the Sinclair C5 is but obviously it's some British thing that's really bad! I also don't know the audience they were asking for this survey but I'm obviously different than that target group as I love my TV and my car.
I actually don't think Cell Phones are bad at all (which is why they are one of the products reviewed on ProductCritic)....what is actually bad are some Cell Phone users!
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2 Comments:
I'm an american expat in the UK and I was bemused by references to the C% for years.
It's basically an electrically assisted Big Wheel for adults with a plastic shell!
You were meant to use it on the roads as well!
Joe
Thanks Joe! I finally read about it in a book called "Business Dumbology" and I am truly amazed by how dumb the whole scheme was!
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