[ So accusatory. House shoots his little buddy a withering look before sighing. Fine, he'll explain. ]
It's called lateral thinking. Or incubation. Your brain's own magic trick, one moment you're watching the hat and the next -- poof! There's a bunny. But more importantly, and what nobody ever thinks about is the bunny poo in the bottom of that hat.
[ A smug smile because gosh darn it House is just way too smart to exist. ]
If you've ever walked away from a problem, just to take a walk, and then the idea hits you out of the blue. Except this way we also get to kill hookers. Win-win.