# If water can't expand, will it still freeze?

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**Created:** [July 25, 2016, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-water-cant-expand-will-it-still-freeze/760845 "2016-07-25T13:35:03Z")\
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For one thing, you could spin it. A container with a solid interior will spin more easily than one with a liquid interior. This also works for telling if an egg is hard-boiled.

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