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One of the things scientists sometimes do is consider a wild idea to see if it might work. These “what if” scenarios often take a physical principle beyond the limits of known physics to explore possible consequences, such as ideas about wormholes or time travel. Another approach is to take a pattern observed in one situation and try applying it to others. There’s no underlying physics to presume it might be true, but it might prove useful. These approaches are sometimes referred to as throwing spaghetti on the wall to see what sticks. Usually you’re left with a theoretical mess on the floor, but every now and then something seems to stick. Such is the case with a pattern known as the Titius-Bode relation (or Bode’s law).
