I just wanted to say that I thought Dale's explanation was both accurate and *emotional*. Now *I* can't stop thinking about those poor dying/dead beans, and the thought of other beans being potentially confused by the disappearance is equally evocative
Anyway, I really agree with Dale-- it might appear wasteful to bring a bean to full bean life again only to kill it, but bean synchronization (i.e. bringing the bean out of the pool and populating with the underlying entity state) is needed to take care of any other possible relationships the bean might be participating in.
cheers and thanks for the good imagery Dale!
-Kathys