diff --git a/utils/burn-in/random_points.rb b/utils/burn-in/random_points.rb
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+require "influxdb"
+
+ONE_WEEK_IN_SECONDS = 7*24*60*60
+NUM_POINTS = 10_000
+BATCHES = 100
+
+master = InfluxDB::Client.new
+master.delete_database("ctx") rescue nil
+master.create_database("ctx")
+
+influxdb = InfluxDB::Client.new "ctx"
+influxdb.time_precision = "s"
+
+names = ["foo", "bar", "baz", "quu", "qux"]
+
+st = Time.now
+BATCHES.times do |m|
+  points = []
+
+  puts "Writing #{NUM_POINTS} points, time ##{m}.."
+  NUM_POINTS.times do |n|
+    timestamp = Time.now.to_i - rand(ONE_WEEK_IN_SECONDS)
+    points << {value: names.sample, time: timestamp}
+  end
+
+  influxdb.write_point("ct1", points)
+end
+puts st
+puts Time.now