--- !ruby/object:RDoc::RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::P 
  :body: Basically the same as <tt>Thread::new</tt>. However, if class <tt>Thread</tt> is subclassed, then calling <tt>start</tt> in that subclass will not invoke the subclass's <tt>initialize</tt> method.
full_name: Thread::start
is_singleton: true
name: start
params: |
  Thread.start([args]*) {|args| block }   => thread
  Thread.fork([args]*) {|args| block }    => thread

visibility: public
