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When something breaks so thoroughly that gravity has to recruit help.
means Broken into countless pieces, or — figuratively — utterly exhausted or emotionally devastated.
from From Middle English 'schateren,' to scatter or dash to pieces; the same Germanic root that gives us 'scatter,' because broken glass and spilled seeds behave alarmingly alike.
British slangMeans completely knackered, no glass required.
Physics termBrittle materials shatter; ductile ones bend and sulk.
ShatterproofA marketing promise glass rarely keeps.