Top 3 Most Hated Inventions

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We hate them. But we need them. They drive us nuts. But we can't live without them. We are talking about the top three most hated inventions that we absolutely have to have, which are:

1. Cell phones
2. Alarm clocks
3. Television

That's the word from the annual Massachusetts Institute of Technology survey, known as the Lemelson-MIT Invention Index. Fully 30 percent of the 1,023 adults and 500 teenagers polled in this annual survey cited cell phones as the most hated, must-have invention, which placed it in the top spot. Alarm clocks followed closely at 25 percent, with television at 23 percent. (What? You don't like reality shows?)

Other hated, but must-have inventions:

* Shaving razors
* Microwave ovens
* Coffee pots
* Computers
* Vacuum cleaners

So what is this love-hate relationship we have with our cell phones?

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