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![TIL that diamond, despite being the hardest material known, will shatter if hit with a hammer. Hardness means resistance to scratching; toughness is a different property. : r/todayilearned TIL that diamond, despite being the hardest material known, will shatter if hit with a hammer. Hardness means resistance to scratching; toughness is a different property. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/qU5u2xoja35cEQy2H9jY4_MzwaFJQ4TRmqMz4s_uGTM.jpg?auto=webp&s=035cb439ecb3b2a694e318b3a3d4ebd4d5483247)
TIL that diamond, despite being the hardest material known, will shatter if hit with a hammer. Hardness means resistance to scratching; toughness is a different property. : r/todayilearned
![FINALLY hit Diamond after months of playing ranked seriously. Shoutout to all the spammers that got spiked by my hammer side dig : r/Brawlhalla FINALLY hit Diamond after months of playing ranked seriously. Shoutout to all the spammers that got spiked by my hammer side dig : r/Brawlhalla](https://preview.redd.it/oahxrmia2ap21.jpg?auto=webp&s=6de68c1ec983017ffd0a2b1d6617b3bd352d3a53)
FINALLY hit Diamond after months of playing ranked seriously. Shoutout to all the spammers that got spiked by my hammer side dig : r/Brawlhalla
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