Why should Java ThreadLocal variables be static

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I was reading that JavaDoc for Threadlocal here

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/ThreadLocal.html

and it says "ThreadLocal instances are typically private static fields in classes that wish to associate state with a thread (e.g., a user ID or Transaction ID). "

But my question is why did they choose to make it static (typically) - it makes it a bit confusing to have "per thread" state but its static?

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