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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1908. | Daniel (torelar) | 91.28 | 95% | 2018-12-07 |
1909. | Young (youngson) | 91.27 | 97% | 2019-01-20 |
1910. | Tyler (harrian) | 91.26 | 95% | 2017-03-30 |
1911. | Curious (typing_giraffe) | 91.26 | 98% | 2020-01-11 |
1912. | Ron (thtguyovrthr) | 91.23 | 96% | 2019-08-04 |
1913. | Jason (quakers) | 91.23 | 99% | 2017-09-11 |
1914. | Chris (chrisljiang) | 91.22 | 99% | 2020-12-17 |
1915. | Hugo (sushibowl) | 91.22 | 97% | 2020-05-26 |
1916. | Robert (ventril) | 91.20 | 98% | 2018-10-11 |
1917. | yerl (yerlan) | 91.19 | 98% | 2020-10-17 |
1918. | Jovial (jovialk) | 91.19 | 97% | 2020-09-16 |
1919. | elcheeguar (elcheeguar) | 91.15 | 99% | 2019-12-11 |
1920. | Hardy (hardy_caprio) | 91.14 | 97% | 2018-07-12 |
1921. | Olivia (livlev) | 91.13 | 99% | 2018-02-16 |
1922. | Vik (wikalerys) | 91.13 | 98% | 2017-07-10 |
1923. | Jing (oddishjing) | 91.11 | 96% | 2019-03-03 |
1924. | Bartek (mecanttype) | 91.10 | 97% | 2018-04-11 |
1925. | T (heyteeee) | 91.10 | 97% | 2018-02-14 |
1926. | Eujean (eujean) | 91.09 | 99% | 2019-03-04 |
1927. | Super (superundercover) | 91.09 | 98% | 2018-12-03 |
1928. | Austin (ajrocks99) | 91.07 | 98% | 2020-11-10 |
1929. | Jonathan (jonfranche) | 91.06 | 98% | 2020-04-09 |
1930. | Uriel Septim (historyelective) | 91.06 | 97% | 2017-03-30 |
1931. | Shroudy (senthasiddu) | 91.05 | 98% | 2018-10-31 |
1932. | hello (rachelismygirl) | 91.05 | 95% | 2020-10-17 |
1933. | T2fast4u (pnwtrevorb) | 91.01 | 99% | 2020-09-27 |
1934. | Rodger (rodgerjohnson) | 91.00 | 97% | 2018-02-19 |
1935. | Kkaayyemm (kkaayyemm) | 90.99 | 96% | 2018-07-21 |
1936. | Daniel (ganestalay) | 90.99 | 98% | 2019-11-14 |
1937. | dean (geedud2) | 90.97 | 97% | 2020-09-12 |
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 |