#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require "net/http"

Data = "<?xml version='1.0' ?>\n" +
       "<xml>\n" +
       "  <data-id>1</data-id>\n" +
       "</xml>\n"

40.times do 
  http = Net::HTTP.new("localhost", 8008)
  http.send(:post, "/path", Data)
end