<span>At the periphery of a hurricane the air is sinking, and several kilometers above the surface, in the eye, the air is sinking. </span>
Total absorption of the light takes place in every image. There is no light left to proceed to our eyes, and that's why we can't see any of the images.
The absorption is so complete in each and every case, we can't even see enough to know how MANY images there are.
Friction is an opposing force to motion. A car driving fast, slams on the brakes, locking up and the wheels. The car skids to a stop as a result of the friction between the tires and the pavement.
It probably floats since grams per cm are small