JQuery Detach/Append vs Clone/ReplaceWith (v2)

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Preparation HTML

<script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js">
</script>
<p id="various_loop_container">
</p>
<script>
  var target = document.getElementById("various_loop_container");
  
  function populate() {
    target.innerHTML = "";
    var spanList = "";
    var iterations = 100;
    while (iterations--) {
      var span = "<span>" + iterations + "</span>";
      spanList += span;
    }
    target.innerHTML = spanList;
  }
  populate();
</script>

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Clone / ReplaceWith
$(target).children().each(function() {
  var $this = $(this);
  var clone = $this.clone();
  var iTag = $("<i/>");
  iTag.append(clone);
  $this.replaceWith(iTag);
});
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Detach / Append
$(target).children().each(function() {
  var $this = $(this);
  $this.remove();
  var bTag = $("<b/>");
  $this.appendTo(bTag);
  $(target).append(bTag);
});
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