Benchmark: timing 1 iterations of normal, tail... normal: 123 wallclock secs ( 6.58 usr + 1.13 sys = 7.71 CPU) @ 0.13/s (n=1) (warning: too few iterations for a reliable count) tail: 3 wallclock secs ( 3.50 usr + 0.01 sys = 3.51 CPU) @ 0.28/s (n=1) (warning: too few iterations for a reliable count)