You can see the water stops flowing out in free fall. This shows no force is being applied.

When attached the the reference frame (earth), the water flows out the bottle at different strengths showing a gradient and the source and direction of the force(motion).

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The forces being applied to make the water flow are gravity and the dude's hand. Take away his hand and obviously it will stop flowing because there is no opposing force to gravity.

That's is, until the bottle hits the ground. We figured this stuff out a long time ago.

So to clarify your position, when the water is being held in Will's hand, gravity is working and pulling the water down, but when he lets it go, gravity stops working on the water?

Newton's 3rd law:

"Whenever one object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts an equal and opposite on the first."

The hand is exerting a force on the bottle equal to the force of gravity. The water is following the path of least resistance and flowing out of the holes. Remove the hand and the water's path of least resistance is to be still within the falling bottle. I'm baffled that this needs explaining.

I'm baffled by your explanation. the hand isn't exerting a force, he is holding the water still. What fucking retardation do you have to not see that ?! Fuck me.

I was really trying to discuss this in good faith, but now you're insulting me. I won't put any more effort into convincing you.

A force is motion. That's how ridiculous your comment was.