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
Active since September 30, 2008.
323 total characters in this text.
View Pit Stop page for this text
Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
20926. | Andrey (andre_macareno) | 75.40 | — | 2010-06-22 |
20927. | Umar (u_yousafzai54) | 75.40 | 96% | 2019-05-11 |
20928. | ♪♫♪♫♫♪ (adthem1) | 75.39 | — | 2010-05-09 |
20929. | (.)(.) (lakshmanan456654) | 75.39 | 95% | 2015-01-09 |
20930. | nosrej (nosrej) | 75.39 | 96% | 2012-03-24 |
20931. | Yashesh (yashesh_07) | 75.39 | 96.7% | 2023-09-23 |
20932. | Nick (nickus7) | 75.39 | 90% | 2017-05-25 |
20933. | Tyler (artjohn) | 75.38 | 97% | 2020-12-09 |
20934. | HenIsTheMan (henry_lim) | 75.38 | 98% | 2022-03-10 |
20935. | Jejalhe (kimxogks) | 75.38 | 96% | 2020-02-26 |
20936. | Argon (swdmn) | 75.38 | 94% | 2017-02-10 |
20937. | dewy (dewydh) | 75.37 | 96% | 2021-07-21 |
20938. | WEST (shsaidul) | 75.37 | 95% | 2014-10-25 |
20939. | Mark (raiku) | 75.37 | 94% | 2015-03-11 |
20940. | MacitoshPlus420 (macintoshp... | 75.37 | 97% | 2018-07-10 |
20941. | Bean (benchen123) | 75.37 | 96% | 2021-05-04 |
20942. | Christian (christiano) | 75.36 | — | 2011-03-10 |
20943. | Nadine (lemon__nade) | 75.36 | 96% | 2021-05-11 |
20944. | Eski (eski_mooh_colemak) | 75.35 | 97% | 2023-03-18 |
20945. | Phanuwat (earthlink44) | 75.35 | 98% | 2022-11-22 |
20946. | Lloyd (llgraves) | 75.35 | 97% | 2022-04-29 |
20947. | Ryan (rloftus) | 75.35 | 97% | 2022-09-17 |
20948. | tuttle (tuttle) | 75.35 | — | 2009-10-29 |
20949. | fongof (fongof) | 75.35 | 97% | 2019-08-30 |
20950. | James (james80401) | 75.35 | 95% | 2015-12-01 |
20951. | SR400 (goldwing1119) | 75.35 | 96% | 2014-04-30 |
20952. | Phong (hphong) | 75.35 | — | 2009-08-03 |
20953. | CASH (westcash) | 75.34 | — | 2009-05-21 |
20954. | Charlz ✌ (bob_marley1995) | 75.34 | 96% | 2018-09-11 |
20955. | lolr (crimson_serenity) | 75.34 | 94% | 2011-09-30 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
Default (English) | 113,976 | 80.12 | September 30, 2008 |
Instant Death Mode | 178 | 83.23 | 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 |