so_nested_loop.rb

#!/usr/bin/ruby
# -*- Ruby -*-
# $Id: nestedloop-ruby.code,v 1.4 2004/11/13 07:42:22 bfulgham Exp $
# http://www.bagley.org/~doug/shootout/
# from Avi Bryant

n = 16 # Integer(ARGV.shift || 1)
x = 0
n.times do
    n.times do
        n.times do
            n.times do
                n.times do
                    n.times do
                        x += 1
                    end
                end
            end
        end
    end
end
# puts x