At first they had tried to keep the finding quiet. After all, they were not absolutely sure it was an extraterrestrial message. A premature or mistaken announcement would be a public relations disaster. But worse than that, it would interfere with the data analysis. If the press descended, the science would surely suffer.
—from Contact, a book by Carl Sagan
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Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
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10016. | Oliver (oberin1) | 93.25 | 95% | 2013-01-31 |
10017. | agrostyl (agrostyle) | 93.24 | 97% | 2021-08-31 |
10018. | Lily (b00mer7) | 93.24 | 98% | 2021-06-29 |
10019. | blitzwing (blitzwing) | 93.24 | 93% | 2015-10-15 |
10020. | Brother (fancyasspigeon) | 93.24 | 99% | 2023-06-20 |
10021. | Austin (ahn94) | 93.24 | 96% | 2015-06-28 |
10022. | Jared (j_rad) | 93.24 | 94% | 2012-06-08 |
10023. | D.k. (kumardeep22) | 93.24 | — | 2010-09-11 |
10024. | everyone's favorite (everyo... | 93.24 | 97% | 2020-05-26 |
10025. | Sam (samgu) | 93.23 | 98% | 2023-03-07 |
10026. | silky (quit101) | 93.23 | 97% | 2023-11-01 |
10027. | Swaift (swaift) | 93.23 | 94% | 2016-12-25 |
10028. | RIP Reckful (plexisbetter) | 93.23 | 98% | 2017-11-14 |
10029. | Christopher (xirsch) | 93.23 | — | 2010-12-03 |
10030. | Luftim (luftim) | 93.23 | 99% | 2015-06-12 |
10031. | Simon (imp4l3r) | 93.23 | 97% | 2021-02-08 |
10032. | Matthew (wormshurm) | 93.22 | 98% | 2022-06-02 |
10033. | Faquarl (ekrpat) | 93.22 | 98% | 2018-06-13 |
10034. | mathwog (suhtwog) | 93.22 | 98% | 2012-09-13 |
10035. | Smasher21 (smasher21) | 93.21 | 97% | 2023-05-29 |
10036. | Alex (mathcruncher) | 93.21 | 98% | 2015-07-01 |
10037. | rocky (_rock) | 93.21 | 96% | 2013-10-14 |
10038. | WordNom (sleeperservice) | 93.21 | 98% | 2011-06-03 |
10039. | Azee (azee) | 93.20 | — | 2009-06-01 |
10040. | Barett (thebman919) | 93.20 | — | 2010-03-17 |
10041. | sleepy (sleepy_tf) | 93.20 | 99% | 2023-08-19 |
10042. | Ramses (boinkey) | 93.20 | 98% | 2022-04-23 |
10043. | Skanda (skanda77) | 93.20 | 96% | 2021-07-17 |
10044. | cheb (cheb04) | 93.19 | 98% | 2021-03-19 |
10045. | Bryan (bman) | 93.19 | — | 2008-10-10 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
Default (English) | 110,706 | 80.43 | September 30, 2008 |
Instant Death Mode | 145 | 84.69 | March 31, 2010 |
Riverside Middle School | 5 | 43.56 | February 10, 2011 |
TypeRacer Classic | 2 | 82.68 | May 13, 2021 |
##typeracer | 1 | 78.77 | February 1, 2021 |