diff --git a/lib/core_ext/nil_class.rb b/lib/core_ext/nil_class.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b4a8878a
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+++ b/lib/core_ext/nil_class.rb
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+class NilClass
+
+=begin
+
+  result = nil.empty?
+
+result
+
+  true
+
+=end
+
+  def empty?
+    true
+  end
+
+end