class Things < Application
  # throws a 500, but the server stays up
  def error_it
    @thing = Thing.first
    @thing2 = Thing.get! 99999
    @thing2.do_something
    display @thing
  end
  
  # crashes the thread, bringing the server down
  def bust_it
    @thing = Thing.first
    run_later do 
      @thing2 = Thing.get! 99999
      @thing2.do_something
    end
    display @thing
  end

  # catch the error to keep the thread from dying
  def save_it
    @thing = Thing.first
    run_later do 
      begin
        @thing2 = Thing.get! 99999
        @thing2.increment
      rescue
        # rescue code
      end
    end
    display @thing
  end
end