The British public prizes sunshine and the internet as more important than heating or air conditioning, according to a recent survey.
A survey conducted by the London Science Museum, as part of its
Water Wars: Fight The Food Crisis, found that the British public find sunshine the most important thing that they need in their lives ahead of the internet and clean drinking water which ranked at no. 3.
The survey of 3,000 British adults shows the importance of creature comforts to our modern lives. A list of the top 50 things people can't do without includes access to a cooker, which ranked as no.7 and central heating ranking at no.14, ahead of other creature comforts such as a kettle and chocolate.
Less important were air conditioning which ranked at no.38, and a freezer was one of the least important items which ranked at no.49.
Most people valued a fridge as one of the most important things in life which ranked at no. 4 ahead of other amenities such as a flushing toilet which ranked at no. 9.
The Top 50:
1. Sunshine
2. Internet connection
3. Clean drinking water
4. Fridge
5. Facebook
6. NHS
7. Cooker
8. Email
9. Flushing toilet
10. Mobile phone / smartphone
11. Tea and Coffee
12. Washing machine
13. Shower
14. Central heating
15. Painkillers
16. Fresh vegetables
17. Vacuum Cleaner
18. Kettle
19. Sofa
20. Shoes
21. Fresh fruit
22. Google
23. Car
24. Hair straighteners
25. Public transport
26. Laptop
27. Chocolate
28. DVD Player
29. Wristwatch
30. Make-up
31. Flat screen TV
32. Wedding ring
33. Tumble dryer
34. Bottled water
35. Ebay
36. Bicycle
37. Ipod
38. Air conditioning
39. Disposable nappies
40. Light bulbs
41. Spell-check
42. Sat Nav
43. Push-up bra
44. Nintendo Wii
45. iPad
46. Gym Membership
47. Season ticket to your football club
48. Freezer
49. Xbox
50. Twitter
