An expended water rocket floats back to earth on a parachute at a launching festival in Huntington Beach, CA. Made out of a plastic soda bottle, a water rocket uses water as its reaction mass. The water is forced out by compressed air. It operates on the principle of Newton's third law of motion

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Size: 2912px × 4369px
Location: Huntington Beach, CA
Photo credit: © Spencer Grant / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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