Simple timer app in Ruby

timer.rb

def time_diff(start_time, end_time)
  seconds_diff = (start_time - end_time).to_i.abs

  hours = seconds_diff / 3600
  seconds_diff -= hours * 3600

  minutes = seconds_diff / 60
  seconds_diff -= minutes * 60

  seconds = seconds_diff

  "#{hours.to_s.rjust(2, '0')}:#{minutes.to_s.rjust(2, '0')}:#{seconds.to_s.rjust(2, '0')}"
end

start = Time.now

loop do
  sleep(1)
  STDOUT.write("\rTime Elpased: " << time_diff(start, Time.now))
end