diff --git a/benchmarks/pygame_random_triangles.py b/benchmarks/pygame_random_triangles.py
index 9c1d48e..4164ce8 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pygame_random_triangles.py
+++ b/benchmarks/pygame_random_triangles.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import pygame
 import time
 import random
 
+N_TRIANGLES = 1000
+
 def main():
     pygame.init()
 
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ def main():
 
 
         surface.fill((0,0,0))
-        for i in xrange(1000):
+        for i in xrange(N_TRIANGLES):
             p1 = (random.randint(0,512), random.randint(0, 512))
             p2 = (random.randint(0,512), random.randint(0, 512))
             p3 = (random.randint(0,512), random.randint(0, 512))
diff --git a/benchmarks/pyglet_random_triangles.py b/benchmarks/pyglet_random_triangles.py
index 8893507..f606272 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pyglet_random_triangles.py
+++ b/benchmarks/pyglet_random_triangles.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ from pyglet.gl import *
 import random
 import time
 
+N_TRIANGLES = 1000
+
 window = pyglet.window.Window()
 
 frames = 0
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ def on_draw():
     window.clear()
     glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT)
     glLoadIdentity()
-    for x in range(1000):
+    for x in range(N_TRIANGLES):
         glColor3ub(random.randint(0,255), random.randint(0,255), random.randint(0,255))
         glBegin(GL_LINE_LOOP)
         glVertex2f(random.randint(0,512), random.randint(0,512))
diff --git a/benchmarks/random_triangles b/benchmarks/random_triangles
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4497ab9
Binary files /dev/null and b/benchmarks/random_triangles differ
diff --git a/benchmarks/random_triangles.c b/benchmarks/random_triangles.c
index 3b82789..b455f85 100644
--- a/benchmarks/random_triangles.c
+++ b/benchmarks/random_triangles.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #include "SDL/SDL.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+#define N_TRIANGLES 1000
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING);
 
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         SDL_RenderClear(renderer);
         SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(renderer, 255, 0, 0, 255);
 
-        for(i=0; i < 20; ++i) {
+        for(i=0; i < N_TRIANGLES; ++i) {
             SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(renderer, rand()%255, rand()%255, rand()%255, 255);
             p1.x = rand()%512;
             p1.y = rand()%512;
diff --git a/demo/random_triangles.py b/demo/random_triangles.py
index d03a584..7e3de94 100755
--- a/demo/random_triangles.py
+++ b/demo/random_triangles.py
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 from demo_utils import simple_timed_loop
 import random
 
+N_TRIANGLES = 1000
+
 def draw(window):
     window.renderer.set_draw_color(0,0,0,255)
     window.renderer.clear()
     window.renderer.set_draw_color(255,0,0,255)
-    for i in xrange(1000):
+    for i in xrange(N_TRIANGLES):
         window.renderer.set_draw_color(random.randint(0,255),
                                        random.randint(0,255),
                                        random.randint(0,255))