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To drive out of the Central Valley of California on a hot day and into San Francisco is to feel like you're landing on another planet. Over our two-hour drive, the temperature went from nearly a hundred to the middle sixties. The visual disparity was as dramatic. On one side of the bay was a day so bright you'd have to squint with the visor down and your sunglasses on. As we crossed into the fog, it didn't seem possible that two such environments could exist side by side.

—from Urban Tribes: A Generation Redefines Friendship, Family, and Commitment, a book by Ethan Watters

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Rank Username WPM Accuracy Date
2826. Hua (huawu1314) 82.70 95% 2015-10-13
2827. sebs (slausell) 82.70 97% 2013-11-02
2828. Pawi (pawiboy36) 82.70 91% 2011-09-16
2829. Sky man (koolienavy) 82.69 96% 2020-12-23
2830. 4b786NI4Us (laurier001) 82.69 97% 2018-03-17
2831. aptnker (aptnker) 82.69 98% 2011-05-12
2832. Kaladin (kaladin_stormblessed) 82.68 98% 2021-06-28
2833. Reaper (souldragon22) 82.68 95% 2022-07-24
2834. Crossplayz (crossplayz) 82.68 97% 2023-09-26
2835. Calvin (xgansx) 82.68 92% 2015-04-25
2836. Jack (jackc) 82.68 2010-06-13
2837. James Harper (jamesharper566) 82.67 96% 2023-06-24
2838. Erik (joezuu) 82.67 94% 2016-11-26
2839. Albert (aneuck) 82.67 97% 2021-11-13
2840. shekhar (ghochu) 82.67 95% 2015-01-10
2841. Sleepy (yipyap) 82.67 93% 2016-08-23
2842. MIKA (oniichan69) 82.65 96% 2021-10-04
2843. Freedom (employ) 82.65 99% 2018-02-27
2844. Toda (steelbreeze) 82.64 98% 2018-05-15
2845. Qwerty (qwerty80801) 82.64 98% 2019-05-08
2846. skate (skates) 82.63 2010-07-24
2847. Maja (kussimurra) 82.63 92% 2013-09-22
2848. Matt (matt9876) 82.62 98% 2020-06-20
2849. 140+ WPM opponents every 2n... 82.62 96.4% 2021-02-19
2850. Steven (xombiesteve) 82.62 98% 2018-03-23
2851. Jeffrey (jeffrey7212) 82.62 98% 2019-07-05
2852. Durum (durumpitta) 82.62 98% 2018-08-21
2853. Nila (kiyokoha_love) 82.61 2011-03-26
2854. mplayer (mplayer) 82.61 95.6% 2021-02-18
2855. Bend (rackoncrack) 82.60 95% 2022-06-07

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Universe Races Average WPM First Race
Default (English) 31,422 68.94 May 21, 2010
Long Texts 36 65.21 January 21, 2019
Instant Death Mode 20 71.69 May 28, 2010
Riverside Middle School 2 51.48 January 25, 2011
##typeracer 2 64.01 February 14, 2021
TypeRacer Classic 1 53.13 May 25, 2021
Smoke Rise Prep 1 89.30 July 15, 2023
Walsh Middle School 1 64.04 November 22, 2011