Will a Vacuum-Sealed Bottle Move Forward or Backward When Opened Underwater?

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If we create a high vacuum in a bottle and immerse it in water and then open the cork.which way will it go ?
will the bottle move backward (towards the nozzle) or forward?
 
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It will jump "backward" (towards the nozzle), then stop.
 
Ok i get it! the water pressure pushes the base and there is no opposite push on the other direction. right?
 
what if there is an infinite pipe instead of a bottle?
 
How would you immerse an infinite pipe?
 
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And how long would you wait for results? Movement would only propagate at the speed of sound of the material.
 
gmax137 said:
In an infinite pool. You can get both down at the Ideal Hardware Store.

Put a pail of water with a bubble in the middle in the paint mixer at the right freq, and you can see your zero dimensional sonoluminescent "bottle".