diff -r 6d25ccbb3cf2 -r 84917f2e16cd progs/catastrophic.java
--- a/progs/catastrophic.java	Tue Dec 05 00:34:14 2017 +0000
+++ b/progs/catastrophic.java	Thu Dec 07 12:04:31 2017 +0000
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
     public static void main(String[] args) {
 
         //we always run all the tests twice -> warmup of the JVM
-        for (int runs = 0; runs < 2; runs++) {
+        for (int runs = 0; runs < 3; runs++) {
             
             Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("(a*)*b");
             
             // Run from 5 to 28 characters
-            for (int length = 5; length < 28; length++) {
+            for (int length = 70000; length < 70001; length++) {
                 
                 // Build input of specified length
                 String input = "";
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
                 }
                 
                 System.out.println(length + " " + input + ": " 
-                       + ((System.nanoTime() - start) / 2000000000d) 
+                       + ((System.nanoTime() - start) / 3000000000d) 
                        + "s");
             }
         }