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When your job is to shatter glass, you are best advised to use something heavy, or something that can administer a shattering blow.

Diamond certainly doesn't fit in that category.

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Diamonds are much harder than glass, so when a diamond comes into contact with glass, the hardness and strength of the diamond prevent it from shattering the glass. Instead, the diamond would typically scratch or chip the glass surface.

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