title: Non-appended element with no reference
body: <p>I would like to know what happens to browser memory when an element is created but not appended to something. For example:</p>
  
  <p>In the case of:</p>
  
  <pre><code>var text = $('&lt;div/&gt;').html('&lt;b&gt;hello&lt;/b&gt;').text();
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>What happens to the div element and what is its impact on memory if anything? </p>