title: Removing $() jQuery wrapper to just get raw JS element
body: <p>Random <em>just out of curiosity</em> question:</p>
  
  <p>Let's say for whatever reason I get an element back from a function </p>
  
  <pre><code>$(element)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But I want to remove the <strong>$( __ )</strong> jQuery wrapper to leave the regular DOM Element:</p>
  
  <pre><code>element
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>Is this possible?</strong> (I'm sure it'd be smart to test <code>$(element).length()</code> to make sure it isn't more than 1 thing inside beforehand too...</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://jsfiddle.net/xHj5d/" rel="noreferrer">jsFiddle</a></p>