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1.9.3p374 :001 > "\x90".force_encoding(Encoding::WINDOWS_1250).valid_encoding?
=> true
1.9.3p374 :002 > "\x90".force_encoding(Encoding::WINDOWS_1250).encode("UTF-8")
Encoding::UndefinedConversionError: "\x90" to UTF-8 in conversion from Windows-1250 to UTF-8
from (irb):2:in `encode'
from (irb):2
from /Users/charleshornberger/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p374/bin/irb:16:in `<main>'
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