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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
17327. | jms8719 (jms8719) | 80.90 | 96% | 2014-09-13 |
17328. | shane (dangshane) | 80.90 | 99% | 2019-07-15 |
17329. | Dilan (dil15) | 80.90 | 98% | 2022-05-20 |
17330. | Sammy (sammyf) | 80.90 | 95% | 2011-06-16 |
17331. | Daniel (oksshammy) | 80.89 | 99% | 2018-01-10 |
17332. | Brady (robotindian) | 80.89 | 95% | 2017-05-08 |
17333. | Megan (lopinroo) | 80.89 | — | 2008-12-17 |
17334. | Maxwell (mc2006) | 80.89 | 97% | 2021-10-21 |
17335. | William (willidk) | 80.89 | 97% | 2023-05-11 |
17336. | Mark (cyclingguy536) | 80.89 | 97% | 2021-05-05 |
17337. | Kevin (superuser_) | 80.89 | — | 2011-04-22 |
17338. | Sanjay (sanjaysins) | 80.89 | 99% | 2023-05-11 |
17339. | epicgdog (epicgdog) | 80.89 | 97% | 2021-02-12 |
17340. | Tom (tom020900) | 80.89 | 97% | 2021-03-24 |
17341. | Serv (servgd) | 80.89 | 98% | 2021-12-27 |
17342. | civi (civi) | 80.89 | 93% | 2017-01-04 |
17343. | Edison (notmercury) | 80.88 | 95% | 2021-02-17 |
17344. | Adam (aweadam) | 80.88 | 98% | 2011-07-28 |
17345. | Alex (alexmack24) | 80.88 | 93% | 2012-05-18 |
17346. | Jeff (xnugget) | 80.88 | 96% | 2022-03-03 |
17347. | Cope (magyk21) | 80.88 | 91% | 2015-11-23 |
17348. | Luke (lukeov) | 80.88 | 96% | 2022-12-12 |
17349. | Matt (mspeed) | 80.88 | 86% | 2012-04-19 |
17350. | trg (trg2000) | 80.88 | 96% | 2023-01-26 |
17351. | the1stpsycho (the1stpsycho) | 80.87 | 96% | 2015-09-12 |
17352. | WBS (whiteblackseo) | 80.86 | 95% | 2017-10-14 |
17353. | Thi (rodingersmg) | 80.86 | 99% | 2022-02-15 |
17354. | kavin (kmdkk) | 80.86 | 95% | 2013-04-09 |
17355. | Mikayel (maghasyan) | 80.86 | 98% | 2012-10-15 |
17356. | Kuliseins (kuliseinsscmeckt... | 80.86 | 93% | 2013-08-31 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
Default (English) | 113,976 | 80.12 | September 30, 2008 |
Instant Death Mode | 178 | 83.23 | 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 |