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[–]zyxzevn[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Now compare the loop with this plasma current loop on the sun.

There are clearly electric currents in the plasma moving the material in both directions. On the sun the magnetic field is outward compared to the Thomson experiment. That is how they rise up from the solar surface. This makes the loops far less stable, and you can have a multiple smaller loops next to each other.