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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2211. | cuppajoeman.com (cuppajoeman) | 88.06 | 99% | 2019-07-01 |
2212. | Ditto (xcrafters) | 88.05 | 98% | 2020-10-20 |
2213. | Andrei (artoorie312) | 88.05 | 97% | 2018-09-24 |
2214. | Free Free Palestine (ergosolo) | 88.03 | 98% | 2017-08-15 |
2215. | Fried (frieddust) | 88.03 | 97% | 2017-10-24 |
2216. | RIP BYRON (sk8terboi723) | 88.03 | 97% | 2017-11-29 |
2217. | Joey (joeymichaud) | 88.02 | 99% | 2017-12-16 |
2218. | Julio (iwgplol) | 88.01 | 96% | 2019-03-12 |
2219. | tstats[daball] (daball) | 88.01 | 96% | 2020-05-17 |
2220. | o.O (yorickvw) | 88.01 | 96% | 2018-05-15 |
2221. | Taylor (tsquared) | 88.01 | 98% | 2020-01-21 |
2222. | Jason (jasonho25) | 87.97 | 96% | 2020-09-18 |
2223. | j()p (jop_layout) | 87.97 | 97% | 2018-01-14 |
2224. | John (typist426) | 87.97 | 99% | 2017-07-19 |
2225. | Hiroki (h8gi) | 87.96 | 97% | 2017-05-25 |
2226. | Cuong (c_nguyenthien) | 87.96 | 98% | 2018-06-25 |
2227. | anonym_igelkott (anonym_ige... | 87.95 | 97% | 2020-01-06 |
2228. | Amanda (nochu11) | 87.95 | 97% | 2017-10-19 |
2229. | Light (teeann) | 87.94 | 98% | 2020-01-18 |
2230. | Valdis (kamis1232) | 87.94 | 97% | 2018-03-14 |
2231. | Thomas (ashryx) | 87.93 | 97% | 2017-12-21 |
2232. | Hasan (notelex) | 87.91 | 96% | 2020-09-06 |
2233. | Anuvrat (anuvrat) | 87.91 | 98% | 2020-10-23 |
2234. | S (isla_) | 87.88 | 88% | 2017-05-26 |
2235. | chc (chc442) | 87.87 | 95% | 2017-01-15 |
2236. | Jason (epiking) | 87.86 | 97% | 2019-01-07 |
2237. | blank (parse) | 87.85 | 98% | 2019-06-28 |
2238. | ben (bumbleben7) | 87.84 | 94% | 2020-03-19 |
2239. | A (kmos) | 87.84 | 98% | 2020-10-29 |
2240. | Pyry (pyry_ouri) | 87.84 | 97% | 2018-08-05 |
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 |