Indiana man sought the answer to one of life's most bizarre riddles: can you break a diamond with a tank?

Ever wondered if a diamond can withstand being shot at by a tank?

You’re in luck: one Indiana man set out to answer this very specific question.

After somehow enlisting the help of the US military and buying a 10-karat diamond, he was ready to begin.

Perhaps surprisingly, it wasn’t the tank that caused the diamond to shatter beyond recognition.

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YouTuber Cody Detwiler, known as WhistlinDiesel, managed to convince members of the US Army to let him ‘have fun’ with one of their tanks.

And not just any tank: the M1 Abrams.

This tank is the real deal, unlike the Tesla that was put on tank tracks.

The M1 Abrams is considered one of the most powerful and technologically advanced tanks in the world.

It was built to replace the M60A3 Pattons, a bunch of which were recently found abandoned in a forest.

The M1 Abrams has a 120mm cannon and an engine powerful enough to move this massive vehicle at surprising speeds.

According to WhistlinDiesel’s new army friends, it’s been battle-tested for 20 years straight, and is unmatched on the battlefield.

Detwiler wanted to put this monstrous tank up against one of the hardest known natural materials: a diamond.

He bought a 10-karat diamond, which can cost anything between $167,200 and $2.2 million.

After securing the diamond in a plate on an anvil, it was time to fire up the cannon.

Believe it or not, being shot at by a tank isn’t the worst thing that’s happened to a diamond.

Take, for example, the six-figure sparkler that Post Malone lost while eating chicken nuggets.

After climbing into the Abrams’ cramped cockpit, Detwiler prepared to shoot.

Even with the anvil 400 yards away, he managed a near-perfect hit.

The results of the experiment were delayed as the crew discovered a new take on finding a needle in a haystack: finding a diamond in a desert.

Eventually, the diamond was located, fully intact and completely undamaged.

Not content, Detwiler decided to give his diamond destruction mission one last try, this time with a sledgehammer.

One powerful blow and the diamond disintegrated into a sparkling mess of shards.

Turns out diamonds aren’t forever if there’s a really heavy hammer involved.