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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8474. | Macho (iammacho) | 97.07 | 99% | 2013-09-03 |
| 8475. | vidroth (vidroth) | 97.07 | — | 2010-10-11 |
| 8476. | Emmett (silaada) | 97.07 | 99% | 2018-01-05 |
| 8477. | Blaise (syxeight) | 97.06 | 92% | 2016-11-24 |
| 8478. | Nezloe (hyugaki) | 97.06 | 94% | 2011-11-09 |
| 8479. | freedomisgold (freedomisgold) | 97.06 | 97% | 2023-07-06 |
| 8480. | Alex (lordnexb) | 97.05 | 95% | 2013-02-14 |
| 8481. | udo (deep231199) | 97.05 | 98% | 2018-06-10 |
| 8482. | Aida (idaaa) | 97.05 | — | 2009-06-08 |
| 8483. | farzan (farzanhges) | 97.05 | 97% | 2022-01-21 |
| 8484. | Jonathan (spiddypoorson) | 97.05 | — | 2011-03-13 |
| 8485. | jo (divergingfrompintos) | 97.05 | 97% | 2013-03-30 |
| 8486. | Foxtrot (foxytrot) | 97.05 | 98% | 2022-03-11 |
| 8487. | Mick (orangeice) | 97.04 | 99% | 2020-03-03 |
| 8488. | Max (fallacy) | 97.04 | 96% | 2013-12-12 |
| 8489. | ow oof my hands (myh4ndshurt) | 97.04 | 97% | 2023-05-24 |
| 8490. | lightning (lightning_knight) | 97.03 | 95.2% | 2023-07-02 |
| 8491. | potato (omgpotatoes) | 97.03 | 98% | 2017-10-05 |
| 8492. | Ming (swamis) | 97.02 | 99% | 2020-03-11 |
| 8493. | Jake (jakefromiowa) | 97.02 | 98% | 2021-06-04 |
| 8494. | Abah (melaka) | 97.02 | 95% | 2014-10-08 |
| 8495. | Trent (trentono) | 97.02 | 98% | 2016-01-30 |
| 8496. | Echo (echoseven) | 97.02 | 96% | 2012-02-06 |
| 8497. | Ilyanna (ilygoesboom) | 97.02 | 94% | 2016-11-13 |
| 8498. | Michael (massmurder) | 97.02 | 97% | 2013-03-20 |
| 8499. | Cadet Boodles (wrfc627) | 97.01 | 98.6% | 2021-02-24 |
| 8500. | joygerry (joygerry) | 97.01 | 99% | 2022-07-18 |
| 8501. | Ben (codedreamer_ben) | 97.01 | 98% | 2021-10-28 |
| 8502. | James (scrubinatub) | 97.01 | 97% | 2021-10-13 |
| 8503. | Emily (em_n_emz) | 97.01 | 99% | 2013-03-23 |
| 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 |