I couldn't figure how this related until I read further. Floaters have a different meaning to some I guess. ;)
I think most people’s floaters are just a tiny speck that floats across your vision. Mine, in my right eye especially, are like a chain drifting across. The best way I can explain what is looks like to people who can’t understand is this way. You know when you have something on the dashboard of your car and from a certain direction the sun will make a refection on your windshield. You can see through it but it does affect your ability to see clearly.