Can Mystery Snail fall off glass and break on decorations?

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Sanfranman

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The title of this thread says it all.
My snail was all the way to the top of a 55 gallon when it slid off, and bounced off a large rock decor at the bottom. Can these impacts break his shell and lead to death?
 
I wouldn't think it could descend fast enough to crack a shell.

One of my snails was riding a power head the other day, and flipped off into the stream. Didn't hurt the snail as far as I could tell.

Every once in a while, my snails will let go of the glass and float down the 27" depth of my 150. It is as though they know it's a quick way to get around.
 
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