adding newly created dom elements to an empty jQuery object
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Why doesn't this work in jQuery 1.4.2?
var $list = $([]);
for(var i=0; i<50; i++) {
    $list.add( $('<div/>', { id: 'jake', class: 'test' }).data('test', { hi: 'hello' }) );
}
alert($list.size()); // 0
Thanks!
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