<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<head>
<script>

function boom()
{
  var doomed = document.getElementById("doomed");
  doomed.parentNode.removeChild(doomed);
}

</script>
</head>

<body onload="boom()">

<table><tbody><tr><td id="doomed" rowspan="3"></td></tr></tbody><div/></table>

</body>

</html>