Clear Recent Products List

Just a clarification question. The "Clear List" function of the recent products list doesn't actually clear the list, it just hides it. If there are recently viewed products listed and you clear the list, the next product you click on brings back the list as it was with the exception that the product you just clicked on is at the top. The list doesn't actually get "cleared". Am I correct in this thinking?

Thanks in advance.

That's wierd then. Maybe there's a time delay between when the "clear list" link is clicked and when the list is actually cleared. On screen the list disappears immediately, but if I then go and select another product it reappears acting like I described above.

Forgot to add that sometimes after selecting the "clear list" link and then viewing a category of products, the recent products list re-appears even though I haven't selected any product to view.