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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993. | Rob (destructo91) | 90.60 | 98% | 2017-07-15 |
| 1994. | Siddesh (sid58) | 90.57 | 91% | 2017-03-07 |
| 1995. | Never (rocket1729) | 90.57 | 98% | 2019-08-31 |
| 1996. | Petter (dvex) | 90.57 | 98% | 2017-07-05 |
| 1997. | ( ˙꒳˙ ) (nizuu) | 90.56 | 95% | 2020-12-08 |
| 1998. | chazz (_chazz_) | 90.55 | 98% | 2018-10-16 |
| 1999. | Anthony (mike916) | 90.55 | 97% | 2017-08-11 |
| 2000. | Carlos (estevaoima) | 90.55 | 97% | 2017-01-24 |
| 2001. | Mick (m_flo) | 90.54 | 96% | 2017-12-16 |
| 2002. | Alexander (olekpark) | 90.54 | 97% | 2020-11-12 |
| 2003. | Smarmy (smarmyraptor) | 90.54 | 97% | 2017-11-01 |
| 2004. | David (2mill) | 90.52 | 98% | 2020-04-07 |
| 2005. | makaio (neosifr) | 90.50 | 98% | 2019-09-02 |
| 2006. | Rinnaris (rinnaris) | 90.48 | 98% | 2019-04-26 |
| 2007. | NagaSaki (niggasaki) | 90.48 | 97% | 2017-09-18 |
| 2008. | yun (hiperson3) | 90.46 | 98% | 2017-08-17 |
| 2009. | Captain (captainryce) | 90.43 | 94% | 2017-01-15 |
| 2010. | Christopher (cribalik) | 90.43 | 98% | 2017-08-30 |
| 2011. | Ajstyle (ajityahoo876) | 90.42 | 97% | 2018-02-08 |
| 2012. | Specter (spectergrrim) | 90.41 | 98% | 2019-03-20 |
| 2013. | Epickel (epickel) | 90.39 | 96% | 2018-09-25 |
| 2014. | speedy (lanxi) | 90.38 | 97% | 2018-03-24 |
| 2015. | you deserve to exist (charmx) | 90.37 | 98% | 2019-01-25 |
| 2016. | Sami (mests) | 90.35 | 97% | 2018-04-24 |
| 2017. | Elia (ganmen) | 90.35 | 99% | 2020-07-03 |
| 2018. | Willow (bluelagoon7) | 90.35 | 97% | 2019-07-24 |
| 2019. | wanguage (wanguage) | 90.32 | 96% | 2019-09-28 |
| 2020. | BIG (bigfatphil) | 90.31 | 97% | 2018-10-12 |
| 2021. | Bjorn (bjornbaboon) | 90.29 | 97% | 2020-12-12 |
| 2022. | Florian (ftzz) | 90.28 | 96% | 2017-04-17 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 11,599 | 80.94 | January 14, 2017 |
| Instant Death Mode | 6 | 75.35 | January 21, 2019 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 5 | 69.91 | June 20, 2021 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 1 | 59.29 | October 28, 2021 |