When AIR-FM's breakfast announcer David Evans introduced a trivia segment to his program last week he began with the Seven Wonders of the World.

There were actually 21 of them – the wonders of the ancient world, the medieval world and the modern world have seven each.

The problem with the modern seven was that nothing had been added in the last 50 years.

In order to come up to date David asked his listeners to nominate their ideas which were broadcast last Friday.

He said some contributions were serious, some funny and others cynical.

One man thought sliced bread should be included because without it we couldn't say, "That's the best thing since sliced bread."

A woman suggested instant coffee while another thought the contraceptive pill was worth a mention.

Sellotape, cling wrap, pantyhose and fibreglass fishing rods all had support.

The Penrith Taxation building had a couple of calls, American marching bands had one, and a few people suggested the Y2K bug," David said.

Bill the Butcher, a regular listener, nominated Courage Under Fire, a Kiwi trotter who has won 21 races in a row.

After some thought, but not too much, I was able to announce the AIR-FM Seven Wonders of the Millennium.

They are not intended to be in order."

The list is:

The Hubble space telescope.

The ISDN telephone network, arguably a single machine with extensions to every part of the globe, any of which can be connected to any other.

The silicon chip – far more than just PCs and computing, the chip is used in so much equipment of our modern age and, more than anything else, has changed our lifestyle.

Space exploration – including the moon landing, planetary probes, the space shuttle and the MIR space station.

Aviation – has reduced the size of the world and made space exploration possible.

The Internet – could be included under the silicon chip but can obviously stand alone.

Micro surgery – as a spectacular representative of the advances in modern medical science.

If you want to hear more of David Evans you can tune into AIR-FM 100.7, Penrith's own community radio station, for breakfast every morning from 6am–9am.