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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3288. | Sean (betterthancstein) | 79.36 | 97% | 2018-10-28 |
3289. | Dmitry (fe023eefe) | 79.33 | 96% | 2019-03-08 |
3290. | Serge (sergewasd) | 79.31 | 96% | 2017-09-26 |
3291. | Dallas (dallas808) | 79.31 | 97% | 2019-06-23 |
3292. | Steven (chen19960615) | 79.30 | 97% | 2020-03-05 |
3293. | SamiiStarts.tv (shatyper) | 79.30 | 96% | 2020-04-29 |
3294. | pluto (plutto) | 79.30 | 98% | 2020-01-21 |
3295. | Maddi (queenrupert) | 79.29 | 96% | 2020-12-17 |
3296. | Nicolo (kingpvlcini) | 79.27 | 97% | 2018-04-11 |
3297. | saif (saif_alkhatalin) | 79.27 | 96% | 2020-03-27 |
3298. | jo (jo_mo_) | 79.27 | 98% | 2017-06-27 |
3299. | Colin (colintheys) | 79.26 | 97% | 2019-11-26 |
3300. | Ikuya (eternal198) | 79.26 | 97% | 2020-10-04 |
3301. | Pyren (pyren83) | 79.26 | 98% | 2020-08-19 |
3302. | stephen (mr_tofu) | 79.26 | 98% | 2018-06-15 |
3303. | Carrie (bccwjf7) | 79.26 | 99% | 2019-11-19 |
3304. | bigboy (skogens) | 79.25 | 99% | 2020-03-17 |
3305. | Josep M (josepot) | 79.25 | 98% | 2019-02-17 |
3306. | A (kerning) | 79.23 | 97% | 2018-08-23 |
3307. | Colin (colinquistador) | 79.22 | 97% | 2017-01-23 |
3308. | Mazen (mazen2009) | 79.18 | 92% | 2017-02-10 |
3309. | Peter (kraivyne) | 79.17 | 98% | 2017-09-14 |
3310. | Ita (ita17) | 79.17 | 98% | 2020-02-23 |
3311. | (zeoxsys) | 79.16 | 97% | 2018-09-21 |
3312. | Baraa (the_legend_b) | 79.16 | 96% | 2017-03-29 |
3313. | DANIEL (dizo) | 79.16 | 98% | 2017-04-07 |
3314. | Zeeshan (zeeshan13) | 79.14 | 96% | 2018-09-14 |
3315. | Nicholas (marinesplit) | 79.11 | 96% | 2018-02-25 |
3316. | Hamsa (hamsanude) | 79.11 | 95% | 2019-04-05 |
3317. | Alexander (codec4) | 79.10 | 97% | 2018-11-22 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
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 |