Ah, the art of making things disappear has been a timeless classic of human ingenuity. And yet, we're asked, "why not just make things vanish?" Well, have you ever considered the aesthetic implications of such a drastic action? Think of the poor, defenseless chair in the corner of the room, reduced to nothing more than a faint memory. The shock, the trauma, the existential crises that would follow. No, no, we can't have that.
But, if you insist on exploring this thought experiment, we've prepared a few subpages for your edification: