The elastic aether is best conceived as comprised of material fibers, not zero-dimensional particles. However, the radial elastic model (REM) is not a novel theory, but rather an illustration of a lost conception and subsequent visualization of all contemporary empirical evidence. I believe the REM reconciles the MiMo null result, showing how the atom and aether are not separate substances. Deformation of that same atomic-medium inscribes a speed-limit for light consistent with other material wave-dynamics. The REM also explains why no atomic body can outrun light since photons are re-conceived of as deformations of those same atoms stretched from their source. Finally, REM atomics are consistent with modern mathematical physics, as reflected by a Hookean elastic interpretation of Einstein’s field equations. Future pieces and videos will expand on these ideas and illustrate atomic phenomena in greater detail.