Wait the world record is 216 words? not characters?
probably, as back in college i was able to hit up in the 400 characters per min, i think the best I got in words per min was around 120-130.
but the method used then was to have a passage or paragraph of some text to copy. so words varied from 1 letter, 'A's and 'I's, to longer words like topographical' and such("a map of the topographical type were of a far superior form than others.") . Your speed was also based on how many words you got wrong to, that value adjusted your over all word-per-min speed. I had a bad habit of trying to fix as I went which always detracted from my over all speed. I believe my best speed ever was typing numeric values(just numbers) where I got 560-590(I think, it was 20 years ago) characters per min once. Oh to be young again, and not have mauled your fingers on a table saw....
My first run on this I managed a whooping 18! although I kept hitting enter at the end of each word which skipped the next word which flashed just long enough I would hit the first letter or two skipping the next word or two and really threw me all out of wack! I might make it so the space bar goes to the next word, just like normal typing; finish the word, hit space, next word. also should track the number of incorrect words.
This is a neat and fun program though, Good job Ken.
With my eyes as old as they are I might need to zoom the font up a little too.