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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16539. | fez (fez96) | 73.28 | 97% | 2025-10-15 |
| 16540. | Wella (wella05) | 73.28 | 96.7% | 2024-07-28 |
| 16541. | John Harshberger (johnnyboi... | 73.28 | 95.8% | 2024-05-15 |
| 16542. | Gabriel (dgabeg) | 73.28 | 97% | 2021-08-15 |
| 16543. | Kenniks (kenniks) | 73.28 | 91% | 2012-12-14 |
| 16544. | Jonathan (rokk123) | 73.28 | 96% | 2012-03-07 |
| 16545. | kupu.id (skrymnt) | 73.27 | 98.5% | 2024-10-16 |
| 16546. | Quinn Base (quinnbase) | 73.27 | 96% | 2024-11-09 |
| 16547. | Rapunzel (subash_) | 73.27 | 97.7% | 2023-12-22 |
| 16548. | kdrjordan (kdrjordan) | 73.27 | 96% | 2023-08-03 |
| 16549. | Phil (philkyway) | 73.27 | 95% | 2024-07-02 |
| 16550. | oisin (lampalord) | 73.27 | 96.7% | 2024-02-22 |
| 16551. | saad (saduman) | 73.27 | 97% | 2021-11-02 |
| 16552. | taylor (taylorgregory) | 73.27 | 97% | 2020-05-29 |
| 16553. | mpans (mpanslovestyping) | 73.27 | 98% | 2019-01-24 |
| 16554. | Ritchie (rcai) | 73.27 | 98% | 2013-12-16 |
| 16555. | Trey (yarters) | 73.26 | 93% | 2016-04-27 |
| 16556. | Roy (lookluke) | 73.26 | 97.6% | 2024-01-15 |
| 16557. | taha (tahashemy) | 73.26 | 97.3% | 2024-02-26 |
| 16558. | akim (thaakimnas) | 73.26 | 94% | 2022-03-24 |
| 16559. | Nikolaj (mexination) | 73.26 | 97.6% | 2024-03-16 |
| 16560. | Dan (dcuaron) | 73.26 | 98% | 2021-04-12 |
| 16561. | memo (memost) | 73.26 | 97% | 2020-02-16 |
| 16562. | Yeesh (yeesh) | 73.26 | 97.1% | 2021-02-01 |
| 16563. | Joel (althie) | 73.26 | 93% | 2012-12-05 |
| 16564. | David (9kimgu) | 73.26 | 94% | 2012-03-02 |
| 16565. | Alex (quantumartifex) | 73.26 | 92% | 2013-07-12 |
| 16566. | Steady (steadytyper) | 73.26 | 91% | 2014-07-05 |
| 16567. | EraZorX (erazorx) | 73.26 | 97% | 2014-10-14 |
| 16568. | James (beatnik307) | 73.26 | 97% | 2015-10-06 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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| 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 |