Why does a bullet fired against window pane glass makes a neat hole, but the pane does not crack?

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When the fast moving bullet comes in contact with glass pane, it immediately shares its velocity with the pane and hence both move outward making a neat hole.
However, the rest of pane does not develop any cracks on account of inertia of rest.

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Why does a bullet fired against window pane glass makes a neat hole, but the pane does not crack?

When the fast moving bullet comes in contact with glass pane, it immediately shares its velocity with the pane and hence both move outward making a neat hole. However, the rest of pane does not develop any cracks on account of inertia of rest.

When the fast moving bullet comes in contact with glass pane, it immediately shares its velocity with the pane and hence both move outward making a neat hole.
However, the rest of pane does not develop any cracks on account of inertia of rest.