jQuery hide/show Safari Bug

I’ve noticed problems in Safari with the hide/show methods of jQuery on and off for quite a while now. Basically they don’t work. Correct me if i’m wrong. This behaviour also extends to the fadeIn/Out methods.

The problem can be circumvented to applying css rules directly to the element(s) in question.

// This will fail in Safari
$(element).hide()
// But this will work
$(element).css('display','none')


A quick google reveals that lot’s of people have come across this same issue, but no definitive answers.