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Why does the water rocket fly?

The water shoots downward — yet the bottle flies upward. Tap to pump in air and launch the rocket, and watch Newton's third law in the sky.

Tap to launch the rocket! Air pressure
The rocket (bottle)
Water — downward
Air pressure
1/3 water
the best ratio — enough to throw out, light enough to fly
down → up
the water is thrown down, so the bottle is pushed up just as hard
Newton's 3rd
every push has an equal and opposite push