Hurricane-sized whirlpools filmed on the Sun

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http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14878?DCMP=youtube

Material in the outer 30% of the Sun is thought to rise and fall in churning cells. After the hot material rises, it releases energy and falls downwards. Because it already has some sideways motion, calculations show this cooler plasma should spiral into the Sun as it falls like water running down a bathtub drain. These whirlpools - about the size of hurricanes on Earth - have been imaged for the first time by a team using the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope in Spain (Courtesy of Bonet et al./IAC/UV/SST)

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[PlanckLimit]

Cooler plasmas sinking coreward, or is it plasma flowing along a receding magnetic field line? Very cool fluidic action either way.

[chevydeo]

after those 3 seconds you get the melting point for the camera. :b

[naruto987650]

thumbs up if you cannot play the video again or is it just me??

[VCAndrewsForever]

Why is there no 0:05? lol

[dudesayswhatsaywhat]

Jeez! This is a crushing reality that makes you scared for dear life.

[boboriginal]

how the hell did they notice that?

[AwespersonRiteHere]

i dont understand this O.o

[Gilleece666]

That's pretty interesting stuff, pity it wasn't a tad longer. Cheers for the upload!

[mrmaster117]

wow. r u stupid? Vice Pres would take his place. eargafla!

[GeeZedKay]

you missed 4 asshole

[HoboUsername]

Dude, you need to learn when to capitalize.

[HoboUsername]

Wrong, that's why we have a VP.