温度计（Thermometer）
◆ Gardner, &Schuster, 1993.
◆ Macaulay, , 1988.
◆ Meehan, BethAnn.“BodyHeat, ”Discover.January1993, pp.52—53.
◆ Parker, : , 1992.
◆ Rocoznica, June.“FastFeverReadings, ”Health.March1990, pp.38＋.
灯泡（LightBulb）
◆ Adler, Jerry.“AtLast, AnotherBrightIdea”, Newsweek.June15, 1992, p.67.
◆ “BrightIdeasinLightbulbs”, ConsumerReports.October1992, pp.664—670.
◆ Coy, Peter.“LightbulbstoMakeAmericaReallyStingywiththeJuice”, BusinessWeek.March29, 1993, p.91.
◆ Macaulay, , 1988.
◆ Panati, &Row, 1987.
◆ Parker, : , 1992.
铅笔（Pencil）
◆ Schifman, Jonathan.“TheWriteStuff: HowtheHumblePencilConqueredtheWorld.”, August16, .RetrievedJune30, 2017.
邮票（PostageStamp）
◆ Briggs, , 1993.
◆ , 1993.
◆ Lewis, ！AYoungCollector', 1991.
◆ Olcheski, , 1991.
◆ Patrick, -Hill, 1978.
橡皮筋（RubberBand）
◆ Cobb, , 1981.
◆ Gottlieb, : -Mifflin, 1978.
◆ Graham, Frank, : , 1985.
◆ McCafferty, , 1977.
◆ Wulffson, , Lee&ShepardBooks, 1981.
强力胶（SuperGlue）
◆ Hand, A.J.“SecretsoftheSuperGlues”, PopularScience.February1989, pp.82—83＋.
◆ “WhattoKnowaboutSuperGlues, ”Consumers' Research.November1990, pp.32＋.
◆ Reader'sDigest: HowintheWorld? Reader'sDigest, 1990.
拉链（Zipper）
◆ Caney, , 1985.
◆ Macaulay, , 1988.
◆ Panati, &Row, 1987.
◆ Petroskey, , 1992.
◆ Reader'sDigest: HowintheWorld? Reader'sDigest, 1990.
◆ Zipper！&Co., 1994.
