module Enumerable
  def each_simultaneously
    threads = []
    each { |e| threads << Thread.new { yield e } }
    return threads
  end
end
start_time = Time.now
[7,8,9].each_simultaneously do |e|
   sleep(5) # Simulate a long, high-latency operation
   print "Completed operation for #{e}!\n"
end

Completed operation for 8!
Completed operation for 7!
Completed operation for 9!

Time.now - start_time

require 'enumerator'
array = [7, 8, 9]
simultaneous_array = array.enum_for(:each_simultaneously)
simultaneous_array.each do |e|
  sleep(5) # Simulate a long, high-latency operation
  print "Completed operation for #{e}!\n"
end

Completed operation for 7!
Completed operation for 9!
Completed operation for 8!

simultaneous_array.collect { |x| sleep 5; x * -1 }

[SSHServer, HTTPServer, IRCServer].each_simultaneously do |server| 
  server.serve_forever
end

More code goes here...

Error! (Exception?) Here's stdout:
NameError: uninitialized constant SSHServer
	from (irb):22

require 'enumerator'
module Enumerable
  def all_simultaneously
    if block_given?
      collect { |e| Thread.new { yield(e) } }.each { |t| t.join }
      self
    else
      enum_for :all_simultaneously
    end
  end
end
array.all_simultaneously.collect { |x| sleep 5; x * -1 }

array.all_simultaneously.each_with_index { |x, i| sleep 5; puts "#{i}=>#{x}" }

0=>8
0=>7
0=>9

0=>8
0=>7
0=>9

module Enumerable
  def collect
    results = []
    each_with_index { |e, i| results[i] = yield(e) }
    results
  end
  def each_with_index
    i = -1
    each { |e| yield e, i += 1 }
  end
end
array.all_simultaneously.collect { |x| sleep 5; x * -1 }

array.all_simultaneously.each_with_index { |x, i| sleep 5; puts "#{i}=>#{x}" }

1=>8
0=>7
2=>9

1=>8
0=>7
2=>9