diff --git a/vec2.lua b/vec2.lua
index 9f88c5a..a7d32f2 100644
--- a/vec2.lua
+++ b/vec2.lua
@@ -598,43 +598,36 @@ function vec2:apply_friction_xy(mu_x, mu_y, dt)
 	return self
 end
 
--- mask out min component
+--minimum/maximum components
+function vec2:mincomp()
+	return math.min(self.x, self.y)
+end
+
+function vec2:maxcomp()
+	return math.max(self.x, self.y)
+end
+
+-- mask out min component, with preference to keep x
 function vec2:majori()
 	if self.x > self.y then
 		self.y = 0
-	elseif self.x < self.y then
+	else
 		self.x = 0
 	end
 	return self
 end
--- mask out max component
+-- mask out max component, with preference to keep x
 function vec2:minori()
-	if self.x > self.y then
-		self.x = 0
-	elseif self.x < self.y then
+	if self.x < self.y then
 		self.y = 0
-	end
-	return self
-end
--- max out min magnitude component
-function vec2:farthesti()
-	if math.abs(self.x) > math.abs(self.y) then
-		self.y = 0
-	elseif math.abs(self.x) < math.abs(self.y) then
+	else
 		self.x = 0
 	end
 	return self
 end
--- max out max magnitude component
-function vec2:closesti()
-	if math.abs(self.x) > math.abs(self.y) then
-		self.x = 0
-	elseif math.abs(self.x) < math.abs(self.y) then
-		self.y = 0
-	end
-	return self
-end
 
+
+--garbage generating versions
 function vec2:major(axis)
 	return self:copy():majori(axis)
 end
@@ -643,12 +636,4 @@ function vec2:minor(axis)
 	return self:copy():minori(axis)
 end
 
-function vec2:farthest(axis)
-	return self:copy():farthesti(axis)
-end
-
-function vec2:closest(axis)
-	return self:copy():closesti(axis)
-end
-
 return vec2