Below you will find a set of texts used on TypeRacer. Certain texts only appear on certain difficulties.
| Rank |
ID |
Text |
Length |
Races |
Difficulty Rating |
Top Score |
Top 100 |
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Active Since |
| 1. |
#5390247 |
She had never observed his face more composed and she grabbed his hand and held it to her heart. It was resistless and dry. The outline of a skull was plain under his skin and the deep burned eye sockets seemed to lead into the dark tunnel where he had disappeared. She leaned closer and closer to his face, looking deep into them, trying to see how she had been cheated or what had cheated her, but she couldn't see anything. She shut her eyes and saw the pin point of light but so far away that she could not hold it steady in her mind. She felt as if she were blocked at the entrance of something. She sat staring with her eyes shut, into his eyes, and felt as if she had finally got to the beginning of something she couldn't begin, and she saw him moving farther and farther away, farther and farther into the darkness until he was the pin point of light. |
860 |
1 |
1.105 |
103.52 — The Real League of Typists ... |
103.52 |
103.52 |
January 4, 2024 |
| 2. |
#5390302 |
Tony, I'm glad you're back at the compound. I don't like the idea of you rattling around a mansion by yourself. We all need family. The Avengers are yours, maybe more so than mine. I've been on my own since I was 18. I never really fit in anywhere, even in the army. My faith's in people, I guess. Individuals. And I'm happy to say that, for the most part, they haven't let me down. Which is why I can't let them down either. Locks can be replaced, but maybe they shouldn't. I know I hurt you, Tony. I guess I thought by not telling you about your parents I was sparing you, but I can see now that I was really sparing myself, and I'm sorry. Hopefully one day you can understand. I wish we agreed on the Accords, I really do. I know you're doing what you believe in, and that's all any of us can do. That's all any of us should... So no matter what, I promise you, if you need us - if you need me - I'll be there. |
913 |
3 |
1.085 |
113.77 — Bucky (buhcky) |
96.13 |
96.13 |
January 4, 2024 |
| 3. |
#3990002 |
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate - we can not consecrate - we can not hallow - this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us - that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion - that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. |
1466 |
20 |
1.081 |
108.25 — Bucky (buhcky) |
65.64 |
65.64 |
January 4, 2024 |
| 4. |
#4300048 |
Let me be as real as I can, I need you to get this. Everybody ain't your friend. Just because they're standing next to you, doesn't mean they want to see the best of you. Just because they smile in your face, doesn't mean they're loyal behind your back. Understand, real situations expose fake people. So when it gets real? You're gonna see who's real. When you get down, you're gonna see who's down for you, straight up. I just gotta be real. Everybody in your circle, may not be in your corner. Everybody you call a friend, might not be a friend. People pretend well. Just because they're riding with you, doesn't mean they're riding for you. Sometimes it's the ones closest to you that silently compete with you. Just because they're your best friend, doesn't mean they always want the best of you. Listen to me. Don't confuse the length of the friendship for the strength of the friendship. Don't let the history keep you in the misery. Just because they grew up with you, doesn't mean they wanna see you grow. I mean, what's the point of having people around you that ain't for you? What's the point of having people stand by your side that ain't got your back? Because you're real? Because you're loyal? That's not loyalty, that's stupidity. Be loyal to those who bring your life peace, not problems. Be loyal to someone who brings your life dreams, not drama. Goals, not gossip. You cannot control someone's loyalty. Sometimes it's the people that you love the most that turn out to be the people you can trust the least. |
1528 |
17 |
1.076 |
106.80 — The Real League of Typists ... |
62.45 |
62.45 |
January 4, 2024 |
| 5. |
#5390090 |
Oeroeg was my friend. When I think back on my childhood and adolescence, an image of Oeroeg invariably rises before my eyes, as though my memory were one of those magic pictures we used to buy, three for ten cents: yellowish, shiny little cards coated with dried glue, which you had to scratch with a pencil to reveal the image underneath. That is how Oeroeg comes back to me when I delve into the past. The setting may vary, depending on how long ago the period I am recalling is, but Oeroeg never fails to appear, be it in the overgrown garden at Kebon Djati or on the reddish-brown muddy paths along the sawahs in the Preanger highlands, in the hot carriages of the little train we took to primary school each day in Soekaboemi, or later, at the boarding-house when we were both at school in Batavia. |
803 |
2 |
1.076 |
101.97 — Bucky (buhcky) |
90.20 |
90.20 |
January 12, 2024 |
| 6. |
#1900004 |
Severe floods and droughts have resulted in bad crops in many places and risingfood prices worldwide. Against this backdrop, will the 2008 food price crisis be repeated this year? The global food situation is now in a tense mood. That demand is outpacing supply poses one reason. But what really lies behind the tension is the fact that food prices which have been high since the 2008 crisis continue to be on the rise. Price hikes have denied the poor access to food and have enfeebled efforts made by budget-constraint nations to assist their citizens in dealing with food problems. This worsening may trigger new crises in a number of countries where the rich-poor gap has been so immense. As the people have felt disgruntled at inequality and corruption in these countries, escalating food prices send in the last straw. A long-term forecast of the global food market is a tough job. For years, experts in the fields form two opposing groups when it comes to market estimation in the long run. Pessimists remain skeptical of an imbalance on the global rice market. The grounds for this argument are similar to those picked to explain the food price crisis in 2008. Food demand is rising as the world population keeps growing while cultivable land is declining. At the same time, climate change has reduced agricultural productivity, and will even wipe out some rice fields. What's more, the ever-expanding demand for bio-fuel has eaten into food supplies. Last but not least, prices of fossil fuel and other input materials have soared, leading to the rocketing investment costs of rice production. Experts adopting more optimism contend that rice demand in Asian countries will decline, especially in economies gaining better income. Meanwhile, scientific and technological advances will allow rice to be planted in arid regions or deserted land which has not been reclaimed for various reasons. Escalating prices will possibly add interest to research programs and investment in food production. Regardless of the above conflicting viewpoints on the long-term rice market, the outlook for the supply is much grimmer than for the growing demand, which has haunted rice consuming nations. Generally speaking, rice prices are climbing as input costs are rising. Adding fuel to the fire, the shrinkage of cultivable land is going on unstoppable. It is almost impossible to forecast the weather. Climate change, besides making rice-growing fields disappear, is a cause to the fickle weather and thus leads to unpredictable prices. By and large, in the export business, the supply-demand imbalance, glut or scarcity in a while-several weeks or months-can be a prelude to fevers or plunges in prices. Despite a rising trend in the long run, at a point in time, price fluctuations do happen. Therefore, businesses can be in the red and farmers in dilemma. Neither businesses nor farmers are able to keep their products in store long enough to wait for a price increase. Obviously, nobody knows for sure when prices will rise or fall. Measures to be taken A lesson can be drawn from the 2008 crisis. That is no government in the world dares to risk allowing the free export of rice at sensitive moments when prices soar and the future is unpredictable. Researchers' analyses and predictions can be right or wrong, and their accuracy causes no direct results. However, a wrong decision made by a government can be quite catastrophic, even so disastrous that it cannot be amended. As a result, prudence should be exercised if all the elements have not been taken into account. Another notable problem is that rice price hikes are not always beneficial to all social strata in a country, including farmers. If farmers cultivating rice have to sell rice immediately after harvesting it, they will gain no benefit no matter how high rice prices will climb afterward. While many forecasts have painted a dismal picture of tense food situation, rice export is lukewarm at this moment, prompting exporters to pose the question whether there is a contradiction of information. It can be "the calm before the storm," or as well a result of good preparations carried out in rice-importing countries to avoid another crisis like the one in 2008. In the end of 2007, several warnings of a food crisis were issued but nobody thought it would be as severe as it broke out in the following year. Then adverse weather and natural disasters prompted food-exporting countries to halt exports. Meanwhile, fearful of the worsening situation, importing countries raised their buying prices. What followed was a chaotic market on the global scale. Shortly afterward, careful reviews of global food supply, demand and reserves showed that shortages, if any, would not be so acute. Some economies with remarkable reserves-such as the United States and Japan-announced they would soon engage in the market. Although the volume sold by Japan was not large, it soon helped bring down the fever. Prices plunged as quickly as they had climbed. At present, experts contend that the same 2008 scenario will not be repeated as far as its unexpectedness is concerned. However, specialists have no doubt about the fact that food prices will increase. Currently, there are signs of food price hikes not only this year but also in the coming years. The hard nut to crack is the unpredictability of the weather. Governments are busy with measures to tackle the problem. Those measures are believed to be workable if the weather is not so harsh. Otherwise, severe natural disasters will spell trouble which can be aggravated by bad sentiment. The key is storage capability In Vietnam, if regulatory procedures remain the same, they will be inappropriate in the coming years when more businesses will engage in the rice export industry. A perfect example of this is the support for temporary rice storage. Storing rice temporarily to minimize farmers' losses is justifiable. However, the most beneficial in this case were companies provided with the incentives to store rice, not farmers. The two fundamental weaknesses in Vietnam's rice production and export remain credit and warehouses. Credit in this case is that for farmers, not that for export companies. As long as this problem persists, farmers will be forced to sell rice immediately after harvest again and again. Storage poses the second problem. Rice warehouses owned by trading companies are capable of storing rice for six months at most; few can keep rice good for more than one year. Meanwhile, the number of State-owned warehouses is modest. As a rice crop in Vietnam often lasts only three months, it helps save investment in building warehouses. However, should disasters happen, this strong point will turn out to be a major disadvantage. The strategic system of rice storage should be three-tiered: farmers with small-scale storage facilities for short term, trading companies with warehouses capable of storing both paddy and rice for six months to one year, and State-owned warehouses capable of storing rice for more than one year. The Government does not trade rice but it should buy paddy and rice to resell them when the situation improves. This is the flexible mechanism ensuring national food security and facilitating Vietnam's participation in global food security. Food and rice are a key issue. Therefore, the Government should get involved with its policies and regulatory system. This task should not be totally entrusted to companies, even State-owned entities. To improve the competitiveness of the rice export industry, it is essential to improve the current value chain and the industry itself. In doing so, in addition to existing rice husking and polishing facilities, it is necessary to build a system of standard warehouses. Such a network is the cornerstone of national food security and Vietnam's participation in the global market in case of necessity. |
7906 |
57 |
1.042 |
176.35 — Sean Wrona (arenasnow) |
94.35 |
94.35 |
March 2, 2011 |
| 7. |
#1890002 |
Every night, Frank would go down to the liquor store, get a six pack, bring it home, and drink it while he watched TV. One night, as he finished his last beer, the doorbell rang. He stumbled to the door and found a six-foot cockroach standing there. The bug grabbed him by the collar and threw him across the room, then left. The next night, after he finished his 4th beer, the doorbell rang. He walked slowly to the door and found the same six-foot cockroach standing there. The big bug punched him in the stomach, then left. The next night, after he finished his 1st beer, the doorbell rang again. The same six-foot cockroach was standing there. This time he was kneed in the groin and hit behind the ear as he doubled over in pain. Then the big bug left. The fourth night Frank didn't drink at all. The doorbell rang. The cockroach was standing there. The bug beat the snot out of Frank and left him in a heap on the living room floor. The following day, Frank went to see his doctor. He explained events of the preceding four nights. "What can I do?" he pleaded. "Not much" the doctor replied. "There's just a nasty bug going around." |
1138 |
26 |
1.030 |
95.77 — QuinnC (quinntc) |
58.50 |
58.50 |
December 23, 2023 |
| 8. |
#1900002 |
Housing supply, especially the mid-end segment, has increased significantly, forcing many project developers to fight for customers and to offer different incentives to woo homebuyers. Although there is a huge housing demand out there in the society, many people are unable to afford houses for different reasons. The Saigon Times Daily talked to Le Chi Hieu, board chairman and chief executive officer of Thuduc Housing Development Corporation, over the current situation and market trend. Excerpts: The Saigon Times Daily: It is reported that the market last year focused more on the mid-end apartment segment, and the tendency is expected to continue this year. What do you comment on this trend ? The demand for the mid-end apartment segment accounts for over 40%; the luxury segment some 20% and the rest is for low-cost condo segment. Therefore, the two segments of mid- and high-end apartments are leading the market, thus it is understandably seen why many project developers target middle-income earners. However, the mid-end apartment segment can include different sub-categories. A project can be designed with high-quality building materials and offer different serviced facilities, and thus its selling price is higher. Meanwhile others come with cheaper building materials and offer poor living spaces. The utmost purpose is to reduce the apartment cost price, and as a result those condo projects are of lower quality. In general, the cheapest thing is the dearest. Given the current market trend, it seems that the luxury segment will continue to face challenges this year? - This segment will continue to face tough challenges ahead. It, however, depends on the location and the developer's brands. For example, a luxury condo project that we have joined hands with Korean developer Cantavil to develop has seen a positive feedback in the market. The project is on its second phase development with two 36-storey buildings and sections for commercial services and other serviced facilities, and apartments are offered from US$1,650 per square meter (over VND32 million). Although the project has not yet finished its foundation, homebuyers have deposited for some 40% of the total number of the project's apartments. This is somehow proved that there still has demand in the luxury segment, provided that developers offer a reasonable price. At present, many developers in this segment have to cut apartment prices or to use tactics of sales programs including supporting loan interest to woo buyers if they do not want to see their capital investment sink into their condo projects in the wake of the current high borrowing rate. That is the big challenge for developers. The so-called affordable apartment is priced between VND15 million and VND18 million per square meter. However, as compared with the current common income, the housing price is beyond homebuyers' financial capacity. What do you think about that ? - In fact, potential homebuyers must be middle income earners if they are to afford a mid-end apartment, and reality shows that many such people still cannot buy low-cost apartments for their own. However, we still see demand in the middle segment as the number of buyers with better income is increasing. The current problem is how to match the housing price with the buyers' pockets in the wake of inflation that has triggered prices of building materials and labor cost to soar, pushing up the apartment price. Another factor causing the housing price to soar is the credit tightening policy and the high lending interest rate besides the impact of Decree 69 that requires developers to pay land use fee matching market prices. To wake up the market, the Government should issue a different policy in land use fee, or else the housing price will continue to go sky-high. The housing market is witnessing abundant supply, and of course a strong competition is unavoidable. How do you comment on the market movement ? - The apartment supply in the mid-end segment has increased for two straight years since 2009 as many developers have been joining this segment. It is sure that the competition has intensified day by day. However, the competition is not a direct fight among developers because property is unlike other products which can be launched for sales en masse, but it depends much on geographical locations. The current problem is the purchasing power which despite a steady increase is still lagging behind housing prices. The local property market used to see many developers enjoy a big profit margin thanks to housing price rising sky high in the past. However, the golden days are gone. Many developers are fighting for buyers by offering good prices and incentives including supporting buyers with interest sums when taking out bank loans in a move to quickly clear their stock. How do you foresee the property market in the coming time? - Any developer will expect a growing market and a higher purchasing power in the coming time. Foreign capital investment is flowing into the country. It is expected that the local stock market will turn rosy in the first half of this year. Then many investors will realize their profits by shifting to property investment, thus I project the property market will look brighter from the second half of this year. |
5304 |
36 |
1.025 |
166.02 — Sean Wrona (arenasnow) |
82.88 |
82.88 |
February 23, 2011 |
| 9. |
#1900003 |
On my trip to Kien Giang Province, in the far south of Vietnam, I traveled to Kien Luong coastal district to see what is reputedly the most beautiful island in the Mekong Delta. To get to Hon Nghe Islet I took National Road 80 to Nga Ba Hon wharf and caught a boat. The cruise departed early in the afternoon and we seemed to get lost in a wonderland, a small Ha Long Bay in the south. The cruise glided past many islands. The famous mountainous Phu Tu Islet was to the north surrounded by many smaller islands. The little islands have weird shapes - a stone castle, a whale and there's the coconut tree covered Ba Lua Island. After two hours we arrived at Hon Nghe Islet and went ashore in a small wooden boat. The first thing I saw, halfway up Lau Chuong Mountain, was a 20-meter-high statue of the Sakyamuni Buddha. The limestone mountain has many stalactite caves. We decided to go to the old Lien Ton Co Tu Pagoda. We had to conquer hundreds of stone steps to get the sanctuary. On the way, we passed the statue of Sakyaminu Buddha and Chuong (Bell) giant rock which will made a "boong... boong" sound like a bell when I struck it with a small rock. Further up are beautifully carved Arahat statues. The pagoda is about 20 meters inside a stone cave. On the mountain walls are many statues of lion, tiger and dragons. Night time in the pagoda is really peaceful and still. It was a full moon, so the ocean that looked amazing. The pagoda was blanketed in mist. Sometimes, the monks struck the wooden bell while they prayed. The gongs of the bell resonated with the other sounds in the forest. Early in the morning, I got up to enjoy the dawn. It was a contrast to the stillness of the night; the islet was very busy with fishing boats, fishermen and traders. Hon Nghe Islet is 320 meters high and 380 hectares. Tourists can take a boat trip to a fish farm to buy fish and discover the lives of local fishermen. The islet is also home to many species of birds. Phat Co Don Cave can be accessed by a winding path. Inside, it is like a living room and there is a Buddha statue. Some other caves are also worth a visit. |
2120 |
130 |
1.008 |
134.42 — ⦗🧛⦘ ⦓☾✹✯𝚅... |
83.27 |
74.01 |
March 2, 2011 |
| 10. |
#1900001 |
Wayne: What are we going to eat for dinner? Lilia: I'm going to fix some pork chops. Wayne: I'm afraid the meat is rotten. Lilia: That's strange! I just bought it the day before yesterday. Wayne: Well, I forgot to put it in the refrigerator. Lilia: Good for you! Now what should we eat? Wayne: Why don't we eat out? Lilia: Again? Weren't you just complaining that it's too expensive to eat out? Wayne: Not when you're hungry. |
433 |
143 |
0.993 |
136.09 — thumb space for fun (supere... |
86.78 |
75.38 |
March 2, 2011 |
| 11. |
#1900000 |
After 10 consecutive years the Saigon Cyclo Challenge has changed its format to the Cyclo Challenge Version 2.0, Formula 1 - with cyclos! at 9 a.m. on March 12 at The Crescent in Phu My Hung Urban Zone in HCMC's District 7. In addition to raising funds for Saigon Children's Charity (SCC), the Cyclo Challenge Version 2.0 includes a digital campaign designed to introduce the work of Saigon Children's Charity to the community to encourage young people to participate in making positive change through working in their communities and volunteering. This year's race has new rules and designs that could surprise veterans to the event. The racing teams will be made up of representatives from the event's exclusive Platinum sponsor and event Partner, VNG, as well as seven Gold sponsors including VinaLiving of VinaCapital Group, Adidas, HSBC, Hoang Long Hoan Vu, Jardines, JLT, Schindler, MegaStar and Halliburton. These eight teams will face each other in a thrilling team vs. team time trials to find the best and the fastest among them. The three fastest teams will enter the final round. The event is free for spectators. Another exciting feature of Cyclo Challenge Version 2.0 is the online campaign which was launched on Thursday, three weeks before race day. Cyclo Challenge Version 2.0, SCC has partnered with Zing Me, Vietnam's largest social network, and launched a completely new version of the game Parking Challenge, one of the most popular online games on the Zing Me network. By introducing Cyclo Challenge Version 2.0 to the Zing Me audience, Saigon Children's Charity hopes to reach out and inspire young people to effect positive change for the community. Previous Cyclo Challenges attracted 2-3,000 people a year. With the increased promotion as well as the elimination of ticket fees, the organizer hopes many more will come and help raise the target of US$30,000 to support disadvantaged children in the southern provinces of Vietnam. Since 2001 Saigon Children's Charity's annual Saigon Cyclo Challenge has attracted thousands of participants and over US$500,000 to help educate children in poverty and those who are disabled or vulnerable by building schools and providing scholarships and vocational training, enabling these children to gain a good education and equip themselves with the skills necessary to work their way out of poverty. |
2363 |
110 |
0.993 |
154.46 — Sean Wrona (arenasnow) |
72.25 |
69.12 |
February 21, 2011 |
| 12. |
#2390002 |
1.a) [MAN] A man ordered 2,000 drums of pink ping pong balls in Paris, France. Each drum contained 100 pink ping pong balls. He paid $120 (80 Euros!) per drum, which means he spent $240,000 on 200,000 pink ping pong balls. 1.b) {BALL} These pink ping pong balls measured 40mm (how many inches?) and were given a 1 star rating [1 star?]. [FRIEND] His friends all asked him, "why did you order so many pink ping pong balls, how can you afford to spend that much, and what are you going to do with them?" His answer: "I'll tell you tomorrow." [MAN] Every day his friends asked the same question, and every day he gave the same answer: "I'll tell you tomorrow." {BALL} The pink ping pong balls started decreasing in quantity: only 189,000 left, and then only 172,000, and then 163,000, and then 147,000, etc. {BALL} One day 90% of the pink ping pong balls were gone (100% - 10% = 90% right?). His friends were really feeling frustrated with him now and demanded an explanation, "Tell us what the &^%$ [blip] you're doing with all of these @#^& pink ping pong balls!" [MAN] The man's response: "I spent $240,000 on 200,000 pink ping pong balls for a project. I have now used 90% of those, as you have observed. I promise to tell you tomorrow." [FRIEND] His friends decided to wait one more day and pronounce the alphabet to kill some time: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ then wrote a code word with strange signs: /a/&B#R{+1}>>[Bb] = X0 - 3 + @a rooftop ^ 32 + 12443678923458789 && 1 2 3 < 4. . The next day they were gathered in the man's house for the big revelation. The man stated, "Of the 200,000 pink ping pong balls I ordered I have 137 left. Would anyone like them?" His friends all groaned and said, "[---] no! Give us an answer!" The man began again, "Friends, I am about to unveil a great invention." He took a deep breath...and died. His 7 friends would never know why the man spent $240,000 on 200,000 pink ping pong balls, and neither will you. |
1949 |
3 |
0.805 |
63.30 — The Real League of Typists ... |
49.19 |
49.19 |
January 4, 2024 |