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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6518. | Sam (whyme123) | 53.04 | 95% | 2017-12-14 |
6519. | Frank (nkre) | 53.03 | 97% | 2017-11-06 |
6520. | shaked (5shaked5) | 53.03 | 93% | 2017-09-28 |
6521. | Spaceman (reallyouthere) | 53.03 | 95% | 2017-11-22 |
6522. | Alisher (qaga) | 53.03 | 95% | 2020-12-17 |
6523. | sam (sam_star99) | 53.02 | 96% | 2017-10-17 |
6524. | Nathan :) (xxwarlordxx) | 53.02 | 96% | 2018-12-26 |
6525. | Digs (digsdigging) | 53.01 | 95% | 2020-07-27 |
6526. | GÜLDEREN (gulderen) | 53.00 | 92% | 2017-02-15 |
6527. | jonathan (john83706) | 52.98 | 96% | 2017-09-07 |
6528. | Niofer (niofer) | 52.98 | 94% | 2019-11-16 |
6529. | Eli (mrchef) | 52.97 | 95% | 2020-01-09 |
6530. | Elke (elkekem) | 52.95 | 97% | 2020-09-30 |
6531. | Ong Ching (ong_ching_pong) | 52.95 | 97% | 2018-07-30 |
6532. | CerealKiller (zero_kool) | 52.92 | 93% | 2020-09-05 |
6533. | Ethan (e_typer1) | 52.91 | 96% | 2019-12-20 |
6534. | Imran (noobb) | 52.90 | 98% | 2017-07-17 |
6535. | Adrian (dragoadrian) | 52.88 | 88% | 2017-03-21 |
6536. | Lexx (nglexx) | 52.87 | 88% | 2017-02-11 |
6537. | Juan (caxis) | 52.87 | 99% | 2019-10-23 |
6538. | Ashu (ashucool) | 52.86 | 95% | 2020-02-17 |
6539. | The Mad Typist (qodz) | 52.84 | 96% | 2019-10-27 |
6540. | Slow typer.... (gurisukhi) | 52.83 | 93% | 2018-05-15 |
6541. | Tom (totallytom) | 52.83 | 95% | 2017-09-04 |
6542. | Jerry (moon_pork98) | 52.82 | 96% | 2020-05-05 |
6543. | Jia0 (jiaaa) | 52.82 | 94% | 2018-04-12 |
6544. | Huy (rapidmoon) | 52.82 | 93% | 2017-11-19 |
6545. | drop that chitty ching chin... | 52.81 | 96% | 2018-02-15 |
6546. | Corbin (denisq777) | 52.81 | 94% | 2017-07-01 |
6547. | Hinal (hinalk) | 52.80 | 96% | 2017-07-29 |
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 |