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
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Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
15971. | Solitude (gifoimir) | 82.27 | 95% | 2012-01-12 |
15972. | Martina (martinaon) | 82.27 | 94% | 2014-07-06 |
15973. | Marco Angelo (marcoangelojp... | 82.27 | 96% | 2021-03-02 |
15974. | Peter (qudgl0123) | 82.27 | 95% | 2022-10-07 |
15975. | kusper (kusper) | 82.27 | 97% | 2021-12-15 |
15976. | swingman (worntire) | 82.27 | 98% | 2021-06-05 |
15977. | emerica (dumpsterman) | 82.26 | 97% | 2022-12-14 |
15978. | Julian (thamitochondria) | 82.26 | 96% | 2018-08-16 |
15979. | Elgox (elgox) | 82.26 | 93% | 2016-11-22 |
15980. | Arvensis (technolancer) | 82.26 | 97% | 2021-08-05 |
15981. | Augusto (ahidalgob) | 82.25 | 99% | 2022-06-24 |
15982. | Dan (dthores1) | 82.25 | 99% | 2012-12-14 |
15983. | Chris (poncho) | 82.25 | — | 2009-04-10 |
15984. | Amaya (2700) | 82.25 | 95.7% | 2023-11-05 |
15985. | josh (qicksilver) | 82.25 | 97% | 2020-10-05 |
15986. | Tommy (tom441) | 82.25 | 98% | 2020-10-25 |
15987. | Andre (grumpymonk2) | 82.24 | 95% | 2020-09-03 |
15988. | Chordata (chordata) | 82.24 | 98% | 2012-02-22 |
15989. | Coffin (coffin) | 82.24 | 96% | 2015-03-18 |
15990. | Arman (armangh) | 82.24 | 93% | 2014-12-08 |
15991. | Nuno (nbarbaz) | 82.24 | 99% | 2020-10-01 |
15992. | Joshua (josheevee) | 82.24 | 96% | 2021-11-16 |
15993. | Venkatraman (ivenky) | 82.24 | 95% | 2012-11-01 |
15994. | Derrick (derrickliang) | 82.23 | 97% | 2021-04-28 |
15995. | autistic pink blender (sc3r4) | 82.23 | 96% | 2019-05-19 |
15996. | Srihas (blooddena) | 82.23 | 96% | 2021-01-21 |
15997. | hiTman (ubiubi) | 82.22 | 97% | 2013-03-01 |
15998. | TypeBot (phycer) | 82.22 | 97% | 2022-09-07 |
15999. | Giovanni (klangtheatron) | 82.22 | 98% | 2022-05-06 |
16000. | Shakil (narjis) | 82.22 | 97% | 2013-09-06 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
Default (English) | 110,706 | 80.43 | September 30, 2008 |
Instant Death Mode | 145 | 84.69 | 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 |