The most practical of this theory is that as long as there are parts of the same object, we can find this multiple and infer the approximate shape of the object before it is broken. The theory of vase breakage is particularly useful in restoring the original appearance of cultural relics and speculating meteorites, which points out a theoretical direction for these works originally based on speculation, experience and imagination.

However, this "theory" was suspected as a rumor by some hostages. For example, some middle school teachers specially instruct students to carry out "research study" and let students do experiments to verify this law. The proportion of fragments found is not 16 to 1, which is not a specific proportion. The specific proportion is actually influenced by many factors, such as the material of the object.