She looked terrific. I said to myself, "Maybe she's going to be in the Spanish class - that'll be great!" But no, she walked into the Portuguese class. So I figured, what the hell - I might as well learn Portuguese. I started walking right after her when this Anglo-Saxon attitude that I have said, "No, that's not a good reason to decide which language to speak." So I went back and signed up for the Spanish class, to my utter regret.
—from Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, a book by Richard P. Feynman
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12051. | Matty (realcavs4) | 78.63 | 95.9% | 2025-05-03 |
| 12052. | Swiatoslaw (swiatoslaw) | 78.63 | 96% | 2025-04-14 |
| 12053. | Tarryn (tarryn) | 78.63 | — | 2010-08-28 |
| 12054. | budda (theblackeye) | 78.63 | 96% | 2018-04-28 |
| 12055. | Brody (echo3006) | 78.63 | 97% | 2022-11-18 |
| 12056. | ... (branskees) | 78.63 | 96% | 2018-08-04 |
| 12057. | aparajito (aparajito) | 78.62 | 95% | 2025-06-14 |
| 12058. | Nattawut (nacki3re) | 78.62 | 97% | 2025-06-15 |
| 12059. | dreamydream (dreamydream15) | 78.62 | 96% | 2023-10-08 |
| 12060. | Hose (skaldsss) | 78.62 | 96% | 2022-08-06 |
| 12061. | Kristen (kristengreen3) | 78.62 | 97% | 2011-06-14 |
| 12062. | Nathan (nnard1616) | 78.62 | 97% | 2017-08-09 |
| 12063. | Cody (cpark231) | 78.62 | 96% | 2014-01-19 |
| 12064. | Daniel (kimster773) | 78.61 | 96% | 2021-09-13 |
| 12065. | Greg (dietsche_colemak) | 78.61 | 98% | 2012-12-09 |
| 12066. | Kevin (yurts) | 78.61 | 96% | 2023-04-23 |
| 12067. | Michael (sickwithit41197) | 78.60 | 96% | 2025-04-21 |
| 12068. | the (rank1zen) | 78.60 | 97% | 2022-12-27 |
| 12069. | Tymek (redstonekpl) | 78.60 | 96.9% | 2023-07-10 |
| 12070. | randomperson.. (street2) | 78.60 | 95% | 2018-12-14 |
| 12071. | Andrea (twid) | 78.60 | 90% | 2013-01-26 |
| 12072. | Yoav (yoava333) | 78.60 | 96% | 2015-01-13 |
| 12073. | Olu (olubean) | 78.60 | 95.9% | 2024-10-02 |
| 12074. | Tejas (justacookiee) | 78.59 | 94.7% | 2025-02-28 |
| 12075. | David (dcoh91) | 78.59 | 99% | 2012-12-03 |
| 12076. | Sal (sal_sgro) | 78.59 | 96% | 2024-11-12 |
| 12077. | z (zieski) | 78.59 | 98% | 2014-06-26 |
| 12078. | Jon (heyjon) | 78.59 | 97% | 2018-07-16 |
| 12079. | Katappa (sim007) | 78.59 | 95% | 2016-12-02 |
| 12080. | quake0 (quake0) | 78.59 | 96% | 2015-04-30 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 85,825 | 73.56 | May 21, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 133 | 77.05 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 35 | 76.53 | June 7, 2010 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 60.63 | February 6, 2021 |
| Riverside Middle School | 4 | 49.43 | April 8, 2011 |