Is moment of inertia defined for fluids?

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Is moment of inertia defined for fluids?
 
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Rajini said:
yes. all things with mass have inertia.
Well,if all things have moment of inertia then a swinging sphere with water filled must have moment inertia too? Then can we analyse it as an approximate case of angular simple harmonic motion?
 

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