As Trebuchet said, it may have to do with the overall pressure intensity of the shock. But it also may have just as much to do with the resonant frequency of the glass and the shock wave. I don't really know.
And as Trebuchet said, glass is quite a bit stronger than most people think. In fact, when it first cools and hardens it is even stronger than steel, which many people don't know.
Eric
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