Benchmark: timing 1000000 iterations of Grep, Max, Ternary...
      Grep:  5 wallclock secs ( 4.44 usr +  0.00 sys =  4.44 CPU)
       Max: 12 wallclock secs (12.42 usr +  0.00 sys = 12.42 CPU)
   Ternary: 12 wallclock secs (12.09 usr +  0.00 sys = 12.09 CPU)