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TypeRacer: Competitive typing test - Time Waster
by Brad Linder Apr 29th 2008 at 4:00PM
TypeRacer asks you to type a relatively short snippet of text, which may be a quote from a book, movie, or something else you can purchase on Amazon (the site is designed to make money by getting you to click on Amazon affiliate links). As you're typing, a little car will move across the screen and you can see other drivers/typists racing. New races start pretty regularly so you should only have to wait a few seconds to join a race.
Just remember, if you spend too much time eying the competition, you're going to fall behind and then you'll never make the high scores list.
[via AppScout]
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
bradwjensen said 7:00PM on 4-29-2008
hahaha, my name is Brad and my favourite color is Blue - when I saw "Brad (you)" in first and in a blue car.. lol
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Tush said 3:01PM on 4-30-2008
Holy crap that is an addicting game.
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RP said 11:44PM on 4-30-2008
Cool and addicting, yes.
But on the high score list, how are people getting 200+ wpm? Is that a bug, a super-easy test, or is that real? Maybe the Dvorak keyboard?
The world's fastest typist was measured at 170 wpm : http://web.syr.edu/~rcranger/blackburn.htm
She used a Dvorak keyboard layout:
"Barbara Blackburn - the world's fastest typist - was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for 14 years as the world's fastest typist. She typed at a speed of 170 wpm using the Dvorak keyboard (she has acheived 212 wpm in short bursts)."
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Brad Linder said 11:45PM on 4-30-2008
This particular typing test is extraordinarily short, just a few sentences. If you have a good run and don't have to hit backspace or struggle with a word you always misspell, it's pretty easy to get 100+ wpm. I think I hit about 120 in my best run so far, which is *far* faster than I type in real world conditions.
Garry Lacey said 8:35AM on 5-02-2008
83wpm for me, and that was on a good run. Don't think I'm going to be hitting 100wpm anytime soon :)
It is very addictive and a great idea.
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Atif said 8:24AM on 5-22-2008
It's a brilliant brilliant exercise and a lovely game. It's a wonderful game that not only improves the typing skills of a large number of internet community, but also is all time fun. A very addicting game. One just can't keep himself stop playing again and again.
Great Job !!!
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swtypie said 7:11AM on 6-23-2008
hey, yeah! it is really an addictive game to play! not to mention that you are improving your speed and skills while at the same time enjoying the game as well...lol!
it was really an awesome!
keep up guys!
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