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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3429. | thocky caps (floodvalve) | 78.24 | 96% | 2020-10-31 |
3430. | Harish (harish1995) | 78.22 | 98% | 2018-10-22 |
3431. | Nurdin Abdillah (threefinge... | 78.22 | 96% | 2018-02-19 |
3432. | leeferdude (leeferdude) | 78.22 | 95% | 2019-10-05 |
3433. | Evandp (evandp1999) | 78.21 | 96% | 2018-03-18 |
3434. | Cosmic (cosmicuser) | 78.20 | 97% | 2020-09-13 |
3435. | Kareem (kareemessam) | 78.19 | 96% | 2020-12-17 |
3436. | spetterpoep (spetterpoep) | 78.18 | 96% | 2020-05-11 |
3437. | Adam (ataguchi194) | 78.17 | 99% | 2018-12-24 |
3438. | Tal (aelithiac) | 78.15 | 97% | 2017-12-15 |
3439. | Michael (michaellco) | 78.13 | 98% | 2019-06-04 |
3440. | Mahler9 (jeremy0d) | 78.13 | 94% | 2017-04-26 |
3441. | Kenny (infection7) | 78.13 | 95% | 2017-08-17 |
3442. | Tom (twrig144) | 78.13 | 96% | 2019-10-15 |
3443. | Archie (rchieallen) | 78.13 | 96% | 2019-06-09 |
3444. | Ford (patsakorn11346) | 78.12 | 97% | 2020-07-31 |
3445. | Taylor (tayylorngo) | 78.10 | 94% | 2019-04-21 |
3446. | jnthn (jrdz) | 78.10 | 94% | 2020-04-24 |
3447. | FunkyChicken (mastalampe) | 78.10 | 98% | 2020-07-01 |
3448. | Shahid (shahid_abbas) | 78.08 | 93% | 2017-04-26 |
3449. | storm-gg (waytooclose) | 78.07 | 98% | 2017-03-15 |
3450. | Jason (bigswass) | 78.07 | 96% | 2018-12-17 |
3451. | Charles (daphro) | 78.07 | 98% | 2019-04-08 |
3452. | Jamison (y4mz) | 78.06 | 95% | 2017-11-06 |
3453. | Kenz (kenzyun) | 78.06 | 96% | 2018-11-22 |
3454. | Nikhil (_programmer_) | 78.05 | 97% | 2019-08-29 |
3455. | M (mattgarr) | 78.04 | 90% | 2017-02-03 |
3456. | Ivan (hurricane14) | 78.03 | 97% | 2020-11-08 |
3457. | Yang (ybyang) | 78.03 | 98% | 2018-01-25 |
3458. | Hiram (mrizama) | 78.01 | 95% | 2018-03-29 |
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 |