| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
Humans need to practice what they are learning a good deal b... |
63.30 |
1.1086 |
-0.4302 |
233 |
1 |
63.30 |
2008-12-06 |
| 2. |
Good games offer players a set of challenging problems and t... |
111.62 |
1.0877 |
0.1093 |
129 |
2 |
97.59 |
2008-12-15 |
| 3. |
The Earth is a world, the world is a ball, a ball in a game ... |
85.63 |
1.0867 |
-0.1717 |
171 |
1 |
85.63 |
2008-12-06 |
| 4. |
The example of painting can teach us not only how to manage ... |
89.54 |
1.0865 |
-0.1250 |
237 |
1 |
89.54 |
2008-12-06 |
| 5. |
If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what ... |
98.72 |
1.0669 |
-0.0028 |
379 |
2 |
98.69 |
2008-12-06 |
| 6. |
A glooming peace this morning with it brings. The sun for so... |
84.77 |
1.0638 |
-0.1557 |
247 |
1 |
84.77 |
2008-12-07 |
| 7. |
The terminator wouldn't stop, it would never leave him. It w... |
105.07 |
1.0628 |
0.0687 |
363 |
1 |
105.07 |
2008-12-15 |
| 8. |
One thing I've learned in the last seven years: in every gam... |
75.16 |
1.0615 |
-0.2583 |
201 |
1 |
75.16 |
2008-12-06 |
| 9. |
Well, the way they make shows is, they make one show. That s... |
68.77 |
1.0607 |
-0.3207 |
357 |
1 |
68.77 |
2008-12-06 |
| 10. |
It was a marvelous night, the sort of night one only experie... |
116.90 |
1.0590 |
0.1973 |
250 |
1 |
116.90 |
2008-12-06 |
| 11. |
If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll ... |
98.07 |
1.0567 |
-0.0031 |
314 |
1 |
98.07 |
2008-12-06 |
| 12. |
No matter how bad things are, you can always make things wor... |
107.14 |
1.0540 |
0.0929 |
184 |
1 |
107.14 |
2008-12-06 |
| 13. |
The alternative to binge travel - the mini retirement - enta... |
78.23 |
1.0487 |
-0.2115 |
253 |
1 |
78.23 |
2008-12-06 |
| 14. |
The problem is, Willie, is that Charles and yourself are not... |
113.25 |
1.0472 |
0.1645 |
149 |
1 |
113.25 |
2008-12-06 |
| 15. |
It was one of those days when it's a minute away from snowin... |
103.52 |
1.0462 |
0.0696 |
340 |
2 |
93.31 |
2008-12-06 |
| 16. |
For it is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is ... |
113.51 |
1.0461 |
0.1769 |
318 |
2 |
109.43 |
2008-12-06 |
| 17. |
The only preventive thing I do is wash clothes after buying ... |
72.27 |
1.0432 |
-0.2676 |
276 |
1 |
72.27 |
2008-12-06 |
| 18. |
Ever since I was a child, folks have thought they had me peg... |
75.42 |
1.0426 |
-0.2376 |
131 |
1 |
75.42 |
2008-12-06 |
| 19. |
The brain can be a tool. It can recall phone numbers, solve ... |
106.89 |
1.0404 |
0.1137 |
406 |
1 |
106.89 |
2008-12-06 |
| 20. |
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes ... |
81.98 |
1.0372 |
-0.1576 |
249 |
1 |
81.98 |
2008-12-06 |
| 21. |
We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has take... |
90.82 |
1.0362 |
-0.0544 |
437 |
1 |
90.82 |
2008-12-06 |
| 22. |
The unknown future rolls toward us. I face it for the first ... |
114.10 |
1.0333 |
0.1888 |
176 |
2 |
105.90 |
2008-12-06 |
| 23. |
Language is one of the keys to being human. It allows us to ... |
108.20 |
1.0332 |
0.1296 |
267 |
1 |
108.20 |
2008-12-06 |
| 24. |
It was hard to toss things I had once thought were valuable ... |
106.38 |
1.0320 |
0.1177 |
401 |
2 |
103.58 |
2008-12-06 |
| 25. |
Combat for a naval aviator is fought in short, violent burst... |
115.06 |
1.0270 |
0.2111 |
303 |
1 |
115.06 |
2008-12-06 |
| 26. |
I said that I would see you because I had heard that you wer... |
102.64 |
1.0265 |
0.0805 |
375 |
1 |
102.64 |
2008-12-06 |
| 27. |
I don't know why he saved my life. Maybe in those last momen... |
115.25 |
1.0250 |
0.2175 |
271 |
1 |
115.25 |
2008-12-15 |
| 28. |
Keying text quickly is important, but it is more important t... |
72.65 |
1.0208 |
-0.2418 |
231 |
1 |
72.65 |
2008-12-06 |
| 29. |
The time I waited seemed endless, and I felt doubts and fear... |
97.75 |
1.0197 |
0.0289 |
204 |
1 |
97.75 |
2008-12-06 |
| 30. |
Some pilots like the excitement of our missions, knowing tha... |
79.32 |
1.0181 |
-0.1656 |
276 |
1 |
79.32 |
2008-12-06 |
| 31. |
I thought climbing the Devil's Thumb would fix all that was ... |
103.38 |
1.0125 |
0.0973 |
232 |
1 |
103.38 |
2008-12-06 |
| 32. |
How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a ma... |
87.84 |
1.0106 |
-0.0683 |
302 |
1 |
87.84 |
2008-12-06 |
| 33. |
When you are typing on a typewriter, your input appears dire... |
89.23 |
1.0103 |
-0.0577 |
209 |
1 |
89.23 |
2008-12-06 |
| 34. |
Even the best-designed chair won't make up for bad posture. ... |
107.27 |
1.0082 |
0.1401 |
212 |
2 |
102.72 |
2008-12-06 |
| 35. |
Chance and chance alone has a message for us. Everything tha... |
95.13 |
1.0079 |
0.0132 |
273 |
1 |
95.13 |
2008-12-06 |
| 36. |
Let me get this straight. You think that your client, one of... |
102.97 |
1.0018 |
0.1053 |
246 |
1 |
102.97 |
2008-12-15 |
| 37. |
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships o... |
107.12 |
1.0016 |
0.1485 |
217 |
1 |
107.12 |
2008-12-06 |
| 38. |
I was hugely impressed. Kirk, I mean Shatner, was the ultima... |
95.63 |
0.9981 |
0.0285 |
211 |
1 |
95.63 |
2008-12-06 |
| 39. |
When we pulled out into the winter night and the real snow, ... |
96.14 |
0.9933 |
0.0471 |
450 |
1 |
96.14 |
2008-12-15 |
| 40. |
Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air and dee... |
96.75 |
0.9931 |
0.0426 |
218 |
1 |
96.75 |
2008-12-06 |
| 41. |
If you are given too many choices, if you are forced to cons... |
88.74 |
0.9928 |
-0.0404 |
293 |
1 |
88.74 |
2008-12-06 |
| 42. |
Your ring finger is the most difficult of all fingers to con... |
103.36 |
0.9927 |
0.1203 |
262 |
2 |
94.23 |
2008-12-06 |
| 43. |
Whenever you watch the mind, you withdraw consciousness from... |
107.57 |
0.9909 |
0.1703 |
293 |
1 |
107.57 |
2008-12-06 |
| 44. |
If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? For I... |
84.62 |
0.9890 |
-0.0766 |
272 |
1 |
84.62 |
2008-12-06 |
| 45. |
Thirdly, however, these wars could now be waged with the new... |
83.27 |
0.9884 |
-0.0920 |
267 |
1 |
83.27 |
2008-12-06 |
| 46. |
Who has a safety deposit box full of money and six passports... |
92.38 |
0.9841 |
0.0050 |
217 |
1 |
92.38 |
2008-12-06 |
| 47. |
He's got a two day head start on you, which is more than he ... |
94.74 |
0.9836 |
0.0344 |
289 |
2 |
91.43 |
2008-12-06 |
| 48. |
I'm telling it like it is. Get used to it or put this book d... |
88.56 |
0.9833 |
-0.0298 |
387 |
1 |
88.56 |
2008-12-06 |
| 49. |
When we pulled out into the winter night and the real snow, ... |
119.28 |
0.9768 |
0.3077 |
237 |
1 |
119.28 |
2008-12-06 |
| 50. |
What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides,... |
84.98 |
0.9763 |
-0.0644 |
143 |
4 |
76.01 |
2008-12-15 |
| 51. |
It doesn't mean much to be able to filter out most present-d... |
105.91 |
0.9756 |
0.1623 |
223 |
2 |
102.44 |
2008-12-06 |
| 52. |
Common knowledge has bicyclists always riding into the wind,... |
78.71 |
0.9745 |
-0.1278 |
388 |
1 |
78.71 |
2008-12-06 |
| 53. |
Often, we assume that a familiar situation will be but a rep... |
97.44 |
0.9704 |
0.0767 |
254 |
1 |
97.44 |
2008-12-06 |
| 54. |
The problem we now face is that this thin layer of atmospher... |
97.10 |
0.9673 |
0.0800 |
393 |
1 |
97.10 |
2008-12-15 |
| 55. |
The streets were cleared by a Critical Mass bike ride and we... |
81.11 |
0.9636 |
-0.0944 |
281 |
1 |
81.11 |
2008-12-06 |
| 56. |
Milt, with the excellent timing of a master comedy writer, w... |
81.34 |
0.9632 |
-0.0890 |
287 |
1 |
81.34 |
2008-12-06 |
| 57. |
Like painting, most software is intended for a human audienc... |
103.01 |
0.9621 |
0.1423 |
201 |
1 |
103.01 |
2008-12-06 |
| 58. |
The world of typing has changed. In the 1970s, every busines... |
98.15 |
0.9604 |
0.0922 |
285 |
1 |
98.15 |
2008-12-06 |
| 59. |
Get it straight buster - I'm not here to say please, I'm her... |
118.01 |
0.9597 |
0.3099 |
251 |
1 |
118.01 |
2008-12-06 |
| 60. |
Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ir... |
95.34 |
0.9594 |
0.0632 |
258 |
1 |
95.34 |
2008-12-06 |
| 61. |
Data is by definition easy to copy. And the Internet makes c... |
102.11 |
0.9561 |
0.1431 |
362 |
2 |
98.35 |
2008-12-06 |
| 62. |
We've arranged a global civilization in which most crucial e... |
94.16 |
0.9541 |
0.0581 |
236 |
2 |
82.37 |
2008-12-06 |
| 63. |
Ezekiel twenty-five, seventeen: The path of the righteous ma... |
75.69 |
0.9519 |
-0.1360 |
323 |
1 |
75.69 |
2008-12-06 |
| 64. |
What about Tony? You know, Bullet Tooth Tony. He'll find you... |
87.79 |
0.9503 |
-0.0142 |
211 |
1 |
87.79 |
2008-12-06 |
| 65. |
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a lan... |
88.80 |
0.9500 |
0.0054 |
287 |
1 |
88.80 |
2008-12-06 |
| 66. |
Supermarket aisles are the perfect place to practice your gl... |
97.60 |
0.9468 |
0.1018 |
318 |
1 |
97.60 |
2008-12-15 |
| 67. |
There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pet... |
99.30 |
0.9422 |
0.1199 |
190 |
2 |
61.54 |
2008-12-06 |
| 68. |
Tis but thy name that is my enemy. Thou art thyself, though ... |
94.37 |
0.9380 |
0.0744 |
284 |
1 |
94.37 |
2008-12-06 |
| 69. |
Hi, and welcome to the future. San Dimas, California, 2688. ... |
89.81 |
0.9271 |
0.0371 |
295 |
1 |
89.81 |
2008-12-06 |
| 70. |
The boy has not a real choice, has he? Self-interest, the fe... |
92.96 |
0.9265 |
0.0710 |
254 |
2 |
92.49 |
2008-12-06 |
| 71. |
You needn't take it any further, sir. You've proved to me th... |
108.36 |
0.9243 |
0.2429 |
240 |
2 |
98.31 |
2008-12-15 |
| 72. |
Now you might ask yourself, if by yourself you mean me, "Ste... |
89.27 |
0.9228 |
0.0405 |
305 |
1 |
89.27 |
2008-12-06 |
| 73. |
And today, Lady Liberty is under attack from the cable chann... |
83.93 |
0.9183 |
-0.0164 |
308 |
2 |
83.84 |
2008-12-06 |
| 74. |
An essential characteristic of the superhero mythology is, t... |
81.44 |
0.9162 |
-0.0409 |
401 |
1 |
81.44 |
2008-12-06 |
| 75. |
They had been given a sign - a powerful, lucid sign - that u... |
92.38 |
0.9145 |
0.0814 |
404 |
1 |
92.38 |
2008-12-06 |
| 76. |
In 1966, Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank prison. All th... |
78.44 |
0.9143 |
-0.0716 |
300 |
1 |
78.44 |
2008-12-06 |
| 77. |
The evidence in the standard history of Qwerty versus Dvorak... |
76.10 |
0.9136 |
-0.0939 |
348 |
2 |
75.05 |
2008-12-06 |
| 78. |
The result has been the emergence of what some call the "win... |
31.19 |
0.9101 |
-0.5753 |
351 |
1 |
31.19 |
2008-12-06 |
| 79. |
Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not sleepy a... |
75.48 |
0.9070 |
-0.1021 |
192 |
2 |
74.70 |
2008-12-06 |
| 80. |
Ergonomics is a term that combines the Greek word ergon, mea... |
67.10 |
0.9068 |
-0.1896 |
212 |
1 |
67.10 |
2008-12-06 |
| 81. |
My entire life had been on a predictable trajectory dominate... |
102.22 |
0.9011 |
0.2008 |
322 |
2 |
93.73 |
2008-12-06 |
| 82. |
Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, lik... |
97.02 |
0.8988 |
0.1437 |
216 |
1 |
97.02 |
2008-12-06 |
| 83. |
Disillusion is the greatest gift I can give you. But, becaus... |
76.24 |
0.8986 |
-0.0757 |
363 |
1 |
76.24 |
2008-12-06 |
| 84. |
Sholes consulted with an educator who helped him analyze the... |
99.01 |
0.8959 |
0.1735 |
328 |
1 |
99.01 |
2008-12-06 |
| 85. |
Two households, both alike in dignity (in fair Verona, where... |
95.49 |
0.8936 |
0.1313 |
346 |
1 |
95.49 |
2008-12-06 |
| 86. |
What? A swallow carrying a coconut? It's not a question of w... |
85.34 |
0.8880 |
0.0284 |
296 |
2 |
71.97 |
2008-12-06 |
| 87. |
Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I... |
82.00 |
0.8847 |
-0.0067 |
282 |
1 |
82.00 |
2008-12-06 |
| 88. |
Prior to the 1970's, because the United States had long been... |
70.14 |
0.8794 |
-0.1208 |
427 |
1 |
70.14 |
2008-12-15 |
| 89. |
You could choke a dozen donkeys on that! And you're haggling... |
87.17 |
0.8666 |
0.0670 |
206 |
1 |
87.17 |
2008-12-06 |
| 90. |
Oh bliss! Bliss and heaven! Oh, it was gorgeousness and gorg... |
93.20 |
0.8656 |
0.1368 |
242 |
1 |
93.20 |
2008-12-06 |
| 91. |
So I'm two inches away from her. Her luscious lips part. Jus... |
78.19 |
0.8624 |
-0.0281 |
174 |
1 |
78.19 |
2008-12-06 |
| 92. |
It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from... |
90.56 |
0.8572 |
0.1138 |
232 |
1 |
90.56 |
2008-12-06 |
| 93. |
Wilkinson County was a recipient of one of the new "separate... |
94.08 |
0.8437 |
0.1664 |
268 |
1 |
94.08 |
2008-12-06 |
| 94. |
"This man right here," McGuinness said, pointing at Kenna, "... |
106.05 |
0.8381 |
0.3056 |
283 |
2 |
94.63 |
2008-12-06 |
| 95. |
Under the headline "Wonderful Typing," the New York Times re... |
88.60 |
0.7923 |
0.1598 |
316 |
1 |
88.60 |
2008-12-06 |