They may have even had a brief discussion about recovering my body, but regulations are clear. In the event a crewman dies on Mars, he stays on Mars. Leaving his body behind reduces weight for the MAV on the trip back. That means more disposable fuel and a larger margin of error for the return thrust. No point in giving that up for sentimentality.
—from The Martian, a book by Andy Weir
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Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
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4434. | n (nbdtho) | 73.43 | 97% | 2020-07-23 |
4435. | sheep (theonesheep) | 73.43 | 96% | 2018-10-06 |
4436. | Scott (sisyphus) | 73.42 | 95% | 2017-07-17 |
4437. | Lucite (lucite) | 73.40 | 98% | 2019-06-20 |
4438. | Naveen (caffeinethepop) | 73.36 | 96% | 2017-04-19 |
4439. | Lex (laxyloo) | 73.36 | 97% | 2019-08-20 |
4440. | reading is (the_library_is_... | 73.36 | 98% | 2020-09-28 |
4441. | yaho_ (yaho_) | 73.36 | 98% | 2020-11-06 |
4442. | EasYi (easyi) | 73.34 | 95% | 2020-09-03 |
4443. | Jack (luiden) | 73.34 | 94% | 2017-01-27 |
4444. | Petter (petterr) | 73.33 | 96% | 2018-12-12 |
4445. | Rey (reymal) | 73.33 | 98% | 2018-08-25 |
4446. | shaik (shahul_shaik) | 73.32 | 95% | 2020-10-06 |
4447. | Thomas (thomas70) | 73.32 | 99% | 2017-10-31 |
4448. | moh (beekalam) | 73.31 | 94% | 2017-05-29 |
4449. | Nestor (jbato19) | 73.31 | 93% | 2017-02-01 |
4450. | Yaya (jostu) | 73.30 | 99% | 2017-10-24 |
4451. | li (lilya) | 73.30 | 99% | 2018-01-06 |
4452. | Aaron (kyrgyzstan) | 73.30 | 96% | 2018-07-30 |
4453. | Alex (alex_turner) | 73.29 | 96% | 2018-08-28 |
4454. | JustAnIntern (botbananaman) | 73.29 | 96% | 2017-10-29 |
4455. | Patrick (hongkongfui) | 73.28 | 96% | 2018-12-10 |
4456. | Darko (donnie_dorko) | 73.28 | 97% | 2019-05-20 |
4457. | ☺☻☺☻ (897_99) | 73.28 | 98% | 2019-03-12 |
4458. | Slueben (poijn) | 73.27 | 95% | 2018-12-19 |
4459. | Renzo (raccon) | 73.27 | 97% | 2018-03-22 |
4460. | Fedwig (fedwig) | 73.25 | 94% | 2017-09-29 |
4461. | James (jmather1) | 73.25 | 97% | 2018-08-23 |
4462. | blendin (blendin11) | 73.25 | 97% | 2020-06-28 |
4463. | Albin (twixenz) | 73.24 | 98% | 2018-04-24 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 11,958 | 82.49 | January 13, 2017 |
Instant Death Mode | 4 | 113.56 | December 31, 2018 |
ᗜ Stenography | 2 | 72.27 | March 29, 2021 |
All TypeRacer Texts | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |