strictlyOrderedElements.length >= 3,
        "strictlyOrderedElements " + "requires at least 3 elements");
    List<T> list = Arrays.asList(strictlyOrderedElements);

    // for use calling Collection.toArray later
    T[] emptyArray = Platform.newArray(strictlyOrderedElements, 0);

    // shoot me, but I didn't want to deal with wildcards through the whole test
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

        strictlyOrderedElements.length >= 3,
        "strictlyOrderedElements " + "requires at least 3 elements");
    List<T> list = Arrays.asList(strictlyOrderedElements);

    // for use calling Collection.toArray later
    T[] emptyArray = Platform.newArray(strictlyOrderedElements, 0);

    // shoot me, but I didn't want to deal with wildcards through the whole test
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")