$ perl time_to_add_doc.plx s/iter size_4M size_2M size_1M size_500k size_250k size_4M 16.4 -- -51% -77% -87% -94% size_2M 8.00 105% -- -53% -73% -87% size_1M 3.73 340% 114% -- -41% -72% size_500k 2.20 646% 264% 70% -- -52% size_250k 1.06 1450% 656% 253% 108% -- $