re: Edge Localized Modes vs. The Sun?
Here's an interesting though experiment:
"In the lab it merely required minute magnetic fields to bleed off excess charge/plasma so there is no prominence/flare"
Yes, minute magnetic fields for minute charges/plasmas. Now scale them to the size of plamas on the Sun.
Next, carefully consider the usually non-quantitave nature of your insights.
Light me up, Scotty...oops, I meant "beam me up".
I'm tired and I'm coming home.