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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1372. | detail (shr42) | 97.63 | 98% | 2020-01-29 |
1373. | Joost (me4rts) | 97.63 | 98% | 2017-12-23 |
1374. | Jeffrey (jeffreyshi) | 97.60 | 95% | 2017-06-22 |
1375. | Liu (bkaifeng) | 97.58 | 98% | 2020-03-28 |
1376. | DOME KEYS (nctw123) | 97.57 | 97% | 2020-07-30 |
1377. | ansix (an66) | 97.56 | 96% | 2018-12-23 |
1378. | =RADULE= (radule) | 97.51 | 99% | 2019-03-23 |
1379. | fyda was here (cthuihu) | 97.51 | 98% | 2018-07-02 |
1380. | Fred (fred13) | 97.49 | 98% | 2018-12-03 |
1381. | Joo (jooooooo) | 97.49 | 96% | 2019-11-26 |
1382. | 🦀Antique (ant1que) | 97.46 | 98% | 2019-11-26 |
1383. | C (chirashi) | 97.45 | 98% | 2019-03-23 |
1384. | Stijn (flu0stift) | 97.44 | 97% | 2017-06-06 |
1385. | Musically (musically_ut) | 97.44 | 95% | 2017-04-19 |
1386. | RE:11 AoN (blasiok) | 97.41 | 97% | 2019-03-29 |
1387. | Jonas (jnshey) | 97.39 | 98% | 2018-07-04 |
1388. | Kauzki (flippityy) | 97.38 | 98% | 2018-10-26 |
1389. | Rai (fisheko) | 97.34 | 99% | 2020-09-03 |
1390. | Will (williamharp) | 97.33 | 98% | 2017-12-20 |
1391. | burptodo (shadyxmd) | 97.32 | 98% | 2019-01-08 |
1392. | Joshua (lyodd90) | 97.30 | 97% | 2020-06-16 |
1393. | Reyque (reyquexd) | 97.28 | 97% | 2020-03-23 |
1394. | Philip (philipxzc) | 97.28 | 98% | 2019-08-13 |
1395. | mikeswa (mikeswa) | 97.28 | 97% | 2017-11-26 |
1396. | Neske (neske) | 97.24 | 94% | 2017-02-02 |
1397. | Bach (bwv988) | 97.23 | 99% | 2019-10-02 |
1398. | Enzo (xtrickit11@yahoo.com) | 97.21 | 97% | 2017-02-14 |
1399. | noogit (burz7) | 97.19 | 97% | 2018-03-22 |
1400. | s a d b o y (a51nx) | 97.19 | 98% | 2019-05-20 |
1401. | Gustavo (offcoast1) | 97.02 | 98% | 2019-04-07 |
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 |