This test uses a modified version of jQuery to not call removeChild for Internet Explorer
  • use jQuery to create a detached div
  • make an ajax request for a "result set", build a table from it
  • append the div/table to the dom
  • wait, then call empty()
  • repeat this 250 times
Browser Starting Memory Time To Add Time To Remove
IE7 24,152 k 0 milliseconds 0 milliseconds

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