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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1488. | Goudham (hamothy_) | 98.90 | 99% | 2020-12-13 |
1489. | Mike (jewunit) | 98.86 | 98% | 2020-09-29 |
1490. | Terameep (terameep) | 98.86 | 98% | 2017-08-28 |
1491. | Josh (theunknownhero) | 98.86 | 96% | 2019-12-07 |
1492. | Teegey (teegey) | 98.86 | 97% | 2017-09-19 |
1493. | ez (kobe2605) | 98.84 | 92% | 2017-04-14 |
1494. | Kennan (kclejeune) | 98.82 | 95% | 2017-09-19 |
1495. | Kofu (kofu145) | 98.81 | 97% | 2020-04-03 |
1496. | jan (knifecat) | 98.81 | 97% | 2019-09-26 |
1497. | Sarym (_sarim_) | 98.81 | 96% | 2017-10-29 |
1498. | Brandon (dvorak_scrub) | 98.75 | 98% | 2019-12-01 |
1499. | Sean (wingless8ird) | 98.73 | 97% | 2020-11-03 |
1500. | jaso (jasocanfly) | 98.72 | 97% | 2020-01-30 |
1501. | Vedant (th3realwinner) | 98.71 | 100% | 2018-09-14 |
1502. | EatingFromTrashcan (namtrac... | 98.70 | 98% | 2018-09-17 |
1503. | alex (exdunn) | 98.70 | 99% | 2018-07-28 |
1504. | (psyhackological) | 98.69 | 97% | 2019-03-28 |
1505. | Alex (bajiizus) | 98.69 | 99% | 2018-01-29 |
1506. | Bird (rockarmy) | 98.68 | 98% | 2019-04-15 |
1507. | Jana (toothpik88) | 98.66 | 97% | 2020-09-02 |
1508. | blademagic (blademagic) | 98.65 | 98% | 2018-02-02 |
1509. | Nani (karlord) | 98.64 | 97% | 2020-02-07 |
1510. | Aleksander (acidix) | 98.63 | 97% | 2020-10-21 |
1511. | Novels (novelsjapan) | 98.62 | 97% | 2018-12-24 |
1512. | Th4t0n3Pl4y3r (th4t0n3pl4y3r) | 98.61 | 96% | 2019-11-07 |
1513. | mag (magfmur) | 98.59 | 95% | 2017-03-28 |
1514. | Mike (d4rk_phantom120) | 98.57 | 98% | 2018-04-23 |
1515. | benben (20iq) | 98.56 | 98% | 2020-09-05 |
1516. | Alex (koroglua15) | 98.56 | 99% | 2017-12-06 |
1517. | Djaenk (djaenk) | 98.54 | 97% | 2020-08-26 |
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 |