The harder you hit something--a ball, a walnut, a geode--the more likely it is to break open. Or, if it does not break open, it's more likely to at least lose a little bit of its structural integrity, the way new baseball gloves do when players pummel them to make them softer and more flexible. Cracks--massive or tiny--form and bear a silent, permanent witness to the impact.
The harder you hit something--a ball, a walnut, a geode--the more likely it is to break open. Or, if it does not break open, it's more likely to at least lose a little bit of its structural integrity, the way new baseball gloves do when players pummel them to make them softer and more flexible. Cracks--massive or tiny--form and bear a silent, permanent witness to the impact.
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