# too bad this didnt make it into 1.9 (Object#tap did)
class Object
  def returning(&block)
    return yield(self)
  end
end

count = ObjectSpace.count_objects.returning { |h| h[:TOTAL] - h[:FREE] }
100_000.times do |i|
  String.new
  c = ObjectSpace.count_objects.returning { |h| h[:TOTAL] - h[:FREE] }
  if c < count
    puts "GC - Iteration #{i} - Was #{count} now #{c}"
  end
  count = c
end