Creating vs. cloning images

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Preparation HTML

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Application_xp_terminal.png" id="test-icon" />
<script>
  var testIcon = document.getElementById('test-icon');
</script>

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Cloning
var newIcon = testIcon.cloneNode(false);
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Creating
var newIcon = new Image();
newIcon.src = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Application_xp_terminal.png";
newIcon.id = "test-icon";
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