| Rank |
Text |
Best WPM |
Overall Difficulty |
Relative Speed |
Text Length |
Races |
Average WPM |
Last race |
| 1. |
The problem is, Willie, is that Charles and yourself are not... |
52.86 |
1.0472 |
0.3390 |
149 |
1 |
52.86 |
2008-10-31 |
| 2. |
One essential rule: make sure the joke is the last possible ... |
46.05 |
1.0561 |
0.1543 |
227 |
1 |
46.05 |
2008-10-28 |
| 3. |
Commas and periods always go inside quotation marks. Colons ... |
43.93 |
0.9963 |
0.1575 |
274 |
2 |
37.01 |
2008-10-22 |
| 4. |
She's got eyes of the bluest skies as if they thought of rai... |
43.76 |
1.0654 |
0.0838 |
247 |
2 |
43.36 |
2008-10-28 |
| 5. |
Other keyboard layouts have been created since, and some are... |
43.41 |
0.9621 |
0.1828 |
212 |
1 |
43.41 |
2008-11-01 |
| 6. |
Few smart kids can spare the attention that popularity requi... |
42.97 |
0.9574 |
0.1766 |
354 |
3 |
41.99 |
2008-11-01 |
| 7. |
And I said, I don't care if they lay me off either, because ... |
42.50 |
0.8965 |
0.2224 |
150 |
1 |
42.50 |
2008-10-28 |
| 8. |
The most precious treasures we have in life are the images w... |
42.21 |
1.0672 |
0.0423 |
239 |
3 |
37.71 |
2008-10-29 |
| 9. |
It doesn't mean much to be able to filter out most present-d... |
42.02 |
0.9756 |
0.1294 |
223 |
1 |
42.02 |
2008-10-31 |
| 10. |
Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place where as a child I'... |
41.99 |
0.8985 |
0.2030 |
127 |
2 |
39.38 |
2008-10-21 |
| 11. |
Your ring finger is the most difficult of all fingers to con... |
41.96 |
0.9927 |
0.1133 |
262 |
1 |
41.96 |
2008-11-01 |
| 12. |
Images of broken light which dance before me like a million ... |
41.87 |
1.0403 |
0.0597 |
234 |
2 |
38.55 |
2008-10-22 |
| 13. |
A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he s... |
41.79 |
1.0042 |
0.0916 |
168 |
2 |
31.91 |
2008-10-28 |
| 14. |
The brain can be a tool. But when you can't stop thinking of... |
41.67 |
0.9285 |
0.1661 |
244 |
1 |
41.67 |
2008-10-22 |
| 15. |
The inner surface of the cell wall touches the cytoplasmic m... |
41.31 |
0.9128 |
0.1713 |
237 |
2 |
40.58 |
2008-11-01 |
| 16. |
I know that you weren't bored that day because there was a l... |
40.93 |
0.9538 |
0.1228 |
276 |
1 |
40.93 |
2008-10-31 |
| 17. |
There's sometimes a buggy. How many drivers does a buggy hav... |
40.86 |
1.0334 |
0.0410 |
261 |
1 |
40.86 |
2008-10-21 |
| 18. |
It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from... |
40.28 |
0.8572 |
0.2007 |
232 |
1 |
40.28 |
2008-10-27 |
| 19. |
Good games offer players a set of challenging problems and t... |
40.10 |
1.0877 |
-0.0362 |
129 |
1 |
40.10 |
2008-10-22 |
| 20. |
Keying text quickly is important, but it is more important t... |
40.05 |
1.0208 |
0.0327 |
231 |
1 |
40.05 |
2008-10-29 |
| 21. |
I will need my spectacles and a clear head. Today I broke my... |
40.05 |
1.0288 |
0.0201 |
166 |
1 |
40.05 |
2008-11-01 |
| 22. |
The ultimate way to compose is to be able to keyboard as fas... |
40.01 |
1.0495 |
0.0025 |
323 |
1 |
40.01 |
2008-10-21 |
| 23. |
If you are given too many choices, if you are forced to cons... |
39.99 |
0.9928 |
0.0586 |
293 |
1 |
39.99 |
2008-10-28 |
| 24. |
No matter how bad things are, you can always make things wor... |
39.95 |
1.0540 |
-0.0081 |
184 |
2 |
35.40 |
2008-10-28 |
| 25. |
I rejected those answers; instead, I chose something differe... |
39.74 |
0.9931 |
0.0568 |
339 |
1 |
39.74 |
2008-10-22 |
| 26. |
For it is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is ... |
39.44 |
1.0461 |
-0.0065 |
318 |
1 |
39.44 |
2008-10-29 |
| 27. |
To evaluate an option from the other side's point of view, c... |
39.26 |
1.0267 |
0.0091 |
261 |
1 |
39.26 |
2008-10-29 |
| 28. |
The typewriter had a problem, though. Try to type quickly on... |
39.20 |
0.8827 |
0.1444 |
190 |
1 |
39.20 |
2008-10-28 |
| 29. |
Who has a safety deposit box full of money and six passports... |
39.12 |
0.9841 |
0.0416 |
217 |
2 |
38.53 |
2008-10-22 |
| 30. |
All that year the animals worked like slaves. But they were ... |
38.94 |
0.9275 |
0.1019 |
243 |
1 |
38.94 |
2008-10-22 |
| 31. |
The alternative to binge travel - the mini retirement - enta... |
38.92 |
1.0487 |
-0.0272 |
253 |
1 |
38.92 |
2008-10-28 |
| 32. |
Excellent. He's enterprising, aggressive, outgoing, young, b... |
38.81 |
0.8964 |
0.1214 |
199 |
1 |
38.81 |
2008-10-29 |
| 33. |
Is it really necessary to send that email? The more emails y... |
38.80 |
1.0189 |
0.0010 |
290 |
1 |
38.80 |
2008-10-28 |
| 34. |
Popularity is only partially about individual attractiveness... |
38.60 |
1.0094 |
0.0059 |
256 |
1 |
38.60 |
2008-10-21 |
| 35. |
But speculations on the structure of the universe also move ... |
38.46 |
0.9980 |
0.0157 |
295 |
1 |
38.46 |
2008-10-22 |
| 36. |
The streets were cleared by a Critical Mass bike ride and we... |
38.38 |
0.9636 |
0.0444 |
281 |
1 |
38.38 |
2008-10-21 |
| 37. |
I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got t... |
38.12 |
0.8339 |
0.1681 |
209 |
2 |
38.12 |
2008-10-29 |
| 38. |
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are ma... |
38.10 |
1.0132 |
-0.0106 |
371 |
1 |
38.10 |
2008-10-28 |
| 39. |
But, pray how could that which I spoke so many years ago, an... |
37.98 |
1.0059 |
-0.0059 |
283 |
1 |
37.98 |
2008-10-28 |
| 40. |
On a manual typewriter, strike the key with a nice sharp str... |
37.95 |
1.0086 |
-0.0149 |
218 |
1 |
37.95 |
2008-10-22 |
| 41. |
Supermarket aisles are the perfect place to practice your gl... |
37.89 |
0.9468 |
0.0494 |
318 |
1 |
37.89 |
2008-10-22 |
| 42. |
A computer needs a manager to administer its operations, jus... |
37.76 |
0.8863 |
0.1032 |
127 |
1 |
37.76 |
2008-10-22 |
| 43. |
So my heart goes out to them. Figuratively. I would never ac... |
37.50 |
0.8192 |
0.1689 |
200 |
1 |
37.50 |
2008-10-28 |
| 44. |
Ever since I was a child, folks have thought they had me peg... |
37.13 |
1.0426 |
-0.0703 |
131 |
1 |
37.13 |
2008-10-21 |
| 45. |
Now I want you to think and stop being a smart aleck. A man'... |
37.03 |
1.0777 |
-0.1062 |
226 |
2 |
36.64 |
2008-10-22 |
| 46. |
At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all... |
37.03 |
0.8742 |
0.1039 |
202 |
1 |
37.03 |
2008-10-22 |
| 47. |
When I really worry about something, I don't just fool aroun... |
37.00 |
1.0418 |
-0.0681 |
214 |
1 |
37.00 |
2008-10-21 |
| 48. |
Trudging slowly over wet sand, back to the bench where your ... |
36.87 |
0.9780 |
-0.0148 |
173 |
2 |
36.08 |
2008-10-22 |
| 49. |
If I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me? For I... |
36.82 |
0.9890 |
-0.0170 |
272 |
1 |
36.82 |
2008-10-21 |
| 50. |
How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a ma... |
36.59 |
1.0106 |
-0.0496 |
302 |
1 |
36.59 |
2008-10-21 |
| 51. |
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships o... |
36.58 |
1.0016 |
-0.0415 |
217 |
1 |
36.58 |
2008-10-21 |
| 52. |
Hi, and welcome to the future. San Dimas, California, 2688. ... |
36.48 |
0.9271 |
0.0316 |
295 |
1 |
36.48 |
2008-11-01 |
| 53. |
Now did you answer 'cause you thought that's what I wanted t... |
36.42 |
0.9371 |
0.0116 |
156 |
1 |
36.42 |
2008-10-22 |
| 54. |
We all know people who are very bright but who do not always... |
36.27 |
1.0466 |
-0.0935 |
230 |
1 |
36.27 |
2008-10-28 |
| 55. |
Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyb... |
35.77 |
0.8845 |
0.0571 |
239 |
1 |
35.77 |
2008-10-21 |
| 56. |
I thought climbing the Devil's Thumb would fix all that was ... |
35.45 |
1.0125 |
-0.0822 |
232 |
1 |
35.45 |
2008-10-22 |
| 57. |
Ergonomics is a term that combines the Greek word ergon, mea... |
35.25 |
0.9068 |
0.0178 |
212 |
1 |
35.25 |
2008-10-22 |
| 58. |
Over the past decade, we've seen strong economic growth but ... |
35.21 |
0.8117 |
0.1171 |
209 |
1 |
35.21 |
2008-10-28 |
| 59. |
And today, Lady Liberty is under attack from the cable chann... |
35.20 |
0.9183 |
0.0078 |
308 |
1 |
35.20 |
2008-10-22 |
| 60. |
Yes, the newspapers were right: snow was general all over Ir... |
35.20 |
0.9594 |
-0.0360 |
258 |
1 |
35.20 |
2008-10-21 |
| 61. |
Do you know what they call a Quarter-pounder with cheese in ... |
35.16 |
0.9299 |
-0.0141 |
168 |
2 |
33.89 |
2008-11-01 |
| 62. |
Even the best-designed chair won't make up for bad posture. ... |
35.08 |
1.0082 |
-0.0911 |
212 |
1 |
35.08 |
2008-10-22 |
| 63. |
The boy has not a real choice, has he? Self-interest, the fe... |
34.77 |
0.9265 |
-0.0138 |
254 |
1 |
34.77 |
2008-10-22 |
| 64. |
Data is by definition easy to copy. And the Internet makes c... |
34.66 |
0.9561 |
-0.0436 |
362 |
1 |
34.66 |
2008-10-22 |
| 65. |
It was hard to toss things I had once thought were valuable ... |
34.54 |
0.8925 |
0.0223 |
293 |
1 |
34.54 |
2008-11-01 |
| 66. |
What good's a reward if you ain't around to use it? Besides,... |
34.32 |
0.9763 |
-0.0749 |
143 |
1 |
34.32 |
2008-10-21 |
| 67. |
He canceled all his commitments and pulled together the most... |
34.06 |
0.9709 |
-0.0771 |
264 |
1 |
34.06 |
2008-11-01 |
| 68. |
Maybe what I think Tasty Wheat tasted like actually tasted l... |
33.11 |
0.9084 |
-0.0370 |
271 |
1 |
33.11 |
2008-10-22 |
| 69. |
Get it straight buster - I'm not here to say please, I'm her... |
33.10 |
0.9597 |
-0.0898 |
251 |
1 |
33.10 |
2008-10-21 |
| 70. |
If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what ... |
32.74 |
0.9001 |
-0.0396 |
217 |
1 |
32.74 |
2008-10-22 |
| 71. |
We all know people who are very bright but who do not always... |
32.68 |
0.8718 |
-0.0138 |
193 |
1 |
32.68 |
2008-10-21 |
| 72. |
In the casino, the cardinal rule is to keep them playing and... |
32.18 |
1.1093 |
-0.2696 |
220 |
1 |
32.18 |
2008-10-21 |
| 73. |
I'm a hopeless dancer, but this looks like you just screw in... |
32.14 |
0.8988 |
-0.0553 |
193 |
1 |
32.14 |
2008-10-22 |
| 74. |
Anyway, like I was saying, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. Y... |
31.01 |
0.8172 |
-0.0071 |
204 |
1 |
31.01 |
2008-10-21 |
| 75. |
Now you come to me and you say, "Don Corleone, give me justi... |
30.98 |
0.8127 |
-0.0027 |
167 |
2 |
28.55 |
2008-11-01 |
| 76. |
The Orient was almost a European invention, and had been sin... |
29.56 |
0.9583 |
-0.1818 |
237 |
1 |
29.56 |
2008-10-21 |
| 77. |
My darling, you have to be standing up in order to be able t... |
27.96 |
0.9948 |
-0.2623 |
233 |
1 |
27.96 |
2008-10-22 |
| 78. |
Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am?... |
27.90 |
0.9023 |
-0.1716 |
268 |
1 |
27.90 |
2008-10-21 |