Simple float clearing in Mozilla (using overflow:hidden)

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Content following afterwards

Without overflow:hidden the page would be displayed as below in mozilla (you need to be using mozilla to see this in effect)

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Content following afterwards

The technique is best used in simple situations as above. Opera and ie will clear anyway as the elements have widths defined.