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BeardedBaxterholic t1_j1fook8 wrote

Next time you go away, freeze a cup of water. Once frozen, place a coin on top. When you return, if the coin is on top, you're good. If it's sunk at all, you'll know a thaw has occurred.

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snackexchanger t1_j1ggjbe wrote

I prefer the method of just putting some ice cubes in a glass. If they they still have their shape when I get back then they didn’t melt. And you can tell even if they just melted a little bit because they’re is a puddle at the bottom of the glass. Means I don’t need to think ahead and freeze a cup of water or find a penny.

Also, as I/mrlonely_ pointed out you could have a situation where most of the cup melts but the penny ends up on a little iceberg so it doesn’t drop.

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MrLonely_ t1_j1g9fog wrote

Another option is to take a bottle that stands nicely upside down like a Gatorade bottle and half fill it, let it freeze and than flip it upside down. The coin method works but the part that the coin is on might not melt first.

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DidDunMegasploded t1_j1gsu33 wrote

Oh, this is a nice tip...at least for people unlike me whose freezers are not packed to the brim.

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