here be dragons?

_.rb

Array.new(6, 'eggs')
# => ["eggs", "eggs", "eggs", "eggs", "eggs", "eggs"] 

#
# buuut
#

class Egg
  attr_accessor :broken
end

a = Array.new(6, Egg.new)
# => [#<Egg:0x000000022d4090>, #<Egg:0x000000022d4090>, #<Egg:0x000000022d4090>, #<Egg:0x000000022d4090>, #<Egg:0x000000022d4090>, #<Egg:0x000000022d4090>] 
a[0].broken = true 
# => true 
a
# => [#<Egg:0x000000022d4090 @broken=true>, #<Egg:0x000000022d4090 @broken=true>, #<Egg:0x000000022d4090 @broken=true>, #<Egg:0x000000022d4090 @broken=true>, #<Egg:0x000000022d4090 @broken=true>, #<Egg:0x000000022d4090 @broken=true>]

better.rb

a = Array.new(6) {Egg.new}
# => [#<Egg:0x000000023839a0>, #<Egg:0x00000002383978>, #<Egg:0x00000002383950>, #<Egg:0x00000002383928>, #<Egg:0x00000002383900>, #<Egg:0x000000023838d8>] 
a[0].broken=true
# => true 
a
# => [#<Egg:0x000000023839a0 @broken=true>, #<Egg:0x00000002383978>, #<Egg:0x00000002383950>, #<Egg:0x00000002383928>, #<Egg:0x00000002383900>, #<Egg:0x000000023838d8>]