hecor (1024bits)

Race #2669

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Official speed 55.69 wpm (54.95 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start October 19, 2013 12:00:30pm UTC
Race Finish October 19, 2013 12:01:25pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 2)
Opponents 2. lonfgt (43.00 wpm)
Accuracy 99.0%
Points 0.00
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Sholes split up the most common pairings of letters in the English language so that their type bars were farther apart and less likely to jam. That in turn dictated the layout of the keyboard - known as QWERTY, for the first five letters in the upper row.