Most laymen assume that the care label instructions for rainwear refer to the effect of cleaning on water repellency. Actually, the water-resistant chemicals with which raincoats are treated are partially removed by both washing and dry-cleaning. Strangely, washing is easier on water repellency than dry-cleaning, as long as the detergent is completely removed through extra rinse cycles.
—from Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?: Mysteries of Everyday Life Explained, a book by David Feldman
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Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
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7256. | Captain2 (captain_) | 41.16 | 93% | 2020-08-27 |
7257. | sam (guest99898) | 41.13 | 94% | 2020-11-01 |
7258. | mina (minathe_modelpro) | 41.08 | 93% | 2020-12-19 |
7259. | josh (joshanderson96) | 41.04 | 95% | 2019-07-10 |
7260. | sin (dalysin) | 41.01 | 95% | 2017-10-07 |
7261. | Elvis (elvisacool) | 40.95 | 95% | 2017-10-31 |
7262. | free (dawa) | 40.95 | 95% | 2020-01-28 |
7263. | Tiko (zhashtiko) | 40.93 | 95% | 2019-01-08 |
7264. | Mohammad (zargar91) | 40.88 | 94% | 2017-06-06 |
7265. | pushakar (pushakardhami) | 40.83 | 97% | 2017-06-02 |
7266. | Kia (kiabin) | 40.78 | 93% | 2020-11-19 |
7267. | John (whalenj) | 40.75 | 90% | 2017-05-11 |
7268. | Fotis (fotistm) | 40.73 | 94% | 2017-06-25 |
7269. | SVENOKE (svenoke) | 40.67 | 93% | 2017-05-12 |
7270. | sultan (mandrash) | 40.62 | 92% | 2020-02-15 |
7271. | Andy (endijs_lv) | 40.55 | 93% | 2018-08-23 |
7272. | prashant (prashantsri88) | 40.53 | 96% | 2018-07-26 |
7273. | Buckie (buckie_le) | 40.49 | 93% | 2017-04-05 |
7274. | Amartya (im_amartya) | 40.44 | 94% | 2020-09-05 |
7275. | ali (alianggie) | 40.42 | 97% | 2020-02-09 |
7276. | chikako (chika217) | 40.40 | 94% | 2017-04-30 |
7277. | Paw (pawan42) | 40.35 | 83% | 2017-03-31 |
7278. | julio (jay55376) | 40.33 | 93% | 2018-04-21 |
7279. | Ripx (ripx) | 40.28 | 94% | 2019-10-05 |
7280. | switchblade369 (switchblade... | 40.26 | 93% | 2020-12-13 |
7281. | JohnnyBoy12 (dablitboi12) | 40.22 | 96% | 2020-12-09 |
7282. | Rithik (ritiikrrish) | 40.16 | 88% | 2017-04-26 |
7283. | NIcole (nrhicks11) | 40.14 | 94% | 2019-04-25 |
7284. | Amit (amit59) | 40.11 | 92% | 2020-01-09 |
7285. | Pankaj (thepankaj) | 40.07 | 96% | 2019-12-27 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 11,149 | 81.40 | January 14, 2017 |
Instant Death Mode | 6 | 75.35 | January 21, 2019 |
ᗜ Stenography | 2 | 61.41 | June 20, 2021 |
All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 59.29 | October 28, 2021 |