diff --git a/examples/block-vs-mutex/main.go b/examples/block-vs-mutex/main.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/examples/block-vs-mutex/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
+	"runtime/pprof"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	if err := run(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func run() error {
+	runtime.SetBlockProfileRate(1)
+	runtime.SetMutexProfileFraction(1)
+
+	aquired := make(chan struct{})
+	var m sync.Mutex
+	m.Lock()
+	go func() {
+		<-aquired
+		m.Lock()
+		aquired <- struct{}{}
+	}()
+	aquired <- struct{}{}
+	time.Sleep(time.Nanosecond)
+	m.Unlock()
+	<-aquired
+
+	if err := writeProfile("block"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if err := writeProfile("mutex"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func writeProfile(name string) error {
+	f, err := os.Create(name + ".pb.gz")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	if err := pprof.Lookup(name).WriteTo(f, 0); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/examples/block/main b/examples/block/main
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diff --git a/examples/block/main.go b/examples/block/main.go
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+++ b/examples/block/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"runtime"
+	"runtime/pprof"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var foo []string
+
+func main() {
+	demonstrateSleep()
+
+	f, err := os.Create("block.pb.gz")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	if err := pprof.Lookup("block").WriteTo(f, 0); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func demonstrateSleep() {
+	runtime.SetBlockProfileRate(1)
+	<-time.After(time.Millisecond)
+}
+
+func demonstrateSelect() {
+	runtime.SetBlockProfileRate(1)
+
+	ch1 := make(chan struct{}, 0)
+	ch2 := make(chan struct{}, 1)
+	ch3 := make(chan struct{}, 0)
+
+	go func() {
+		ch2 <- struct{}{}
+	}()
+
+	time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	select {
+	case <-ch1:
+	case <-ch2:
+	case <-ch3:
+	}
+}
+
+func demonstrateSampling() {
+	runtime.SetBlockProfileRate(int(40 * time.Microsecond.Nanoseconds()))
+	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
+		blockMutex(10 * time.Microsecond)
+	}
+}
+
+func blockMutex(d time.Duration) {
+	m := &sync.Mutex{}
+	m.Lock()
+	go func() {
+		spinSleep(d)
+		m.Unlock()
+	}()
+	m.Lock()
+}
+
+// spinSleep is a more accurate version of time.Sleep() for short sleep
+// durations. Accuracy seems to be ~35ns.
+func spinSleep(d time.Duration) {
+	start := time.Now()
+	n := 0
+	for time.Since(start) < d {
+		n++
+	}
+}