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A lady was picking through the frozen turkeys at the grocery store, but couldn't find one big enough for her family. She asked a stock boy, "Do these turkeys get any bigger?"
The stock boy replied, "No ma'am, they're dead."

bambee

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Doesnt the frozen water in the dead turkeys make the turkeys expand?

Maknig them bigger?

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Originally posted by celticcountry
Doesnt the frozen water in the dead turkeys make the turkeys expand?

Maknig them bigger?
but the turkeys were already frozen at this point and so would expand no further !!!

bambee,

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ok.

Extra info me and the lady in question were not parry to.

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Originally posted by celticcountry
ok.

Extra info me and the lady in question were not parry to.
i don't think so...the original post clearly stated the turkeys were frozen.

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Originally posted by bambee
but the turkeys were already frozen at this point and so would expand no further !!!

bambee,
Ice has less volume than water. So as the frozen Turkey de-frosts it's weight will incease and thus expand further.

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Originally posted by seanpbutler
Ice has less volume than water. So as the frozen Turkey de-frosts it's weight will incease and thus expand further.
this is very very wrong. 1. a given mass of ice has greater volume than the same mass of liquid water. 2. as the turkey defrosts, it's weight will remain constant, except for that of any liquid water that may run off. so, if anything, its weight will decrease.

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Originally posted by seanpbutler
Ice has less volume than water. So as the frozen Turkey de-frosts it's weight will incease and thus expand further.
Rubbish. If take a litre of fresh water, freeze it and then thaw it the volume will still be a litre.

skeeter

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Originally posted by skeeter
Rubbish. If take a litre of fresh water, freeze it and then thaw it the volume will still be a litre.

skeeter
yes of course, but while it is ice it will have a greater volume. that is why if you put a very full bottle of water into the freezer and let it freeze, it will often crack.

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Originally posted by dfm65
yes of course, but while it is ice it will have a greater volume. that is why if you put a very full bottle of water into the freezer and let it freeze, it will often crack.
Not the arguement. The issue is will the turkey increase in size as it thaws? and of course it will not. As the ice melts the water will drain from the bird and the its size will remain constant.

skeeter

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Originally posted by seanpbutler
Ice has less volume than water. So as the frozen Turkey de-frosts it's weight will incease and thus expand further.
Mass is constant, volume changes.1kg of water occupies 1 litre volume.Make it into ice and 1kg of ice occupies more than 1litre volume but weight is still 1kg.

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Originally posted by druidravi
Mass is constant, volume changes.1kg of water occupies 1 litre volume.Make it into ice and 1kg of ice occupies more than 1litre volume but weight is still 1kg.
exactly!
and that is why ice has a lower density than water - same mass in a larger volume (due to the polar nature of the H2O molecule) - and therefore it floateth in water.

in friendship,
prad

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why doesn't she buy two or more, then she would have enough for her whole family

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Originally posted by skeeter
Not the arguement. The issue is will the turkey increase in size as it thaws? and of course it will not. As the ice melts the water will drain from the bird and the its size will remain constant.

skeeter
Draining water is an assumption.
The chicken skin is so tight it could keep the water in.
Also the chicken could be in plactic wrap so no water could get out.

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Originally posted by seanpbutler
Draining water is an assumption.
The chicken skin is so tight it could keep the water in.
Also the chicken could be in plactic wrap so no water could get out.
You wouldnt cook the Turkey with the plastic on and if youve ever cooked any kind of frozen meat you'd know that water comes out of it