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This is so interesting to me, RP, because Einstein's dismissal and reinstatement of aether is based on particulate motion and lack thereof which is related to my on thoughts on the matter. The relative motion dismissed would be irrelevant because the aether would follow particulate motion and in that sense remain still. The relative motion would only apply to two separate frames or bodies, not a moving body relative to aether to produce an observable effect.

Although it is a simple experiment, you opened my eyes to what I had thought wouldn't have that great an effect on a bullet. When you first said "skipped across the water" it was clear that it was due to the density of the water, but with the atmospheric pressure having that great an effect on the bullet I thought aetheric pressure would at least have some similar effect. Though, as per the above motion, the effect would be almost magical in that the bullet would veer in space - not due to observable angular momentum from an external force or atmospheric pressure - but from an essentially internal force proportionate to the motion of the bullet being recreated at a relative angle to the direction of motion due to the lack of motion of the aether. There would be no observable effect of any counterforce being applied because the aether would always follow all effects.