A proposition:
That all things are reducible. That encapsulation requires effort. That encapsulation energy acts as a defense against external forces that wish to reduce. That encapsulation energy is likely (but not necessarily) subscribed from the encapsulated elements. That breaking a capsule releases encapsulation energy. That potential energy is existent energy that is redirected from its current application. That such energy may seem neutralized through being engaged in maintaining / supporting a seemingly closed system.
Is it possible that the force with which a thing resists reduction is proportional to the force consumed by that thing in order to originally achieve its encapsulation?