class Array irb(main):003* alias_method :blank?, :empty? irb(main):004> end => :blank? irb(main):005> array = ['a', 'b', 'c'] => ["a", "b", "c"] irb(main):006> method_object = array.method(:blank?) => #<Method: Array#blank?(empty?)()> irb(main):007> method_object.owner => Array irb(main):008* result = Benchmark.realtime do irb(main):009* 1000000.times { array.blank? } irb(main):010> end => 0.04001499991863966 79 / 85