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When you freeze and thaw fruit, it turns to mush. If you froze/thawed your hand, it would turn black and die. But if you freeze/thaw steak and other things, they remain juicy and perfectly fine. Why do some things freeze "well" but not others?

by /u/[deleted] in /r/askscience

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