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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6256. | King (kingacad) | 56.09 | 96% | 2020-12-09 |
6257. | Chung Ming (ma_chung_ming) | 56.09 | 94% | 2017-03-08 |
6258. | Kevin (kev090997) | 56.08 | 96% | 2020-01-09 |
6259. | Pipe (pipekrub) | 56.07 | 97% | 2017-10-03 |
6260. | (oartalk) | 56.06 | 96% | 2020-01-19 |
6261. | Raghav (raghavg) | 56.06 | 97% | 2018-04-04 |
6262. | Could be you (cycosniper) | 56.05 | 92% | 2018-10-26 |
6263. | xenxa (xenxa) | 56.05 | 96% | 2019-02-25 |
6264. | JohnNino (magnss) | 56.03 | 93% | 2019-02-14 |
6265. | Shady (shady_merchant) | 56.03 | 95% | 2018-11-30 |
6266. | Mrinmoy (mrinmoyss) | 56.01 | 96% | 2019-09-25 |
6267. | Sarath (arrahman) | 56.00 | 96% | 2018-04-24 |
6268. | Bdaybear (bdaybear) | 55.99 | 95% | 2017-06-15 |
6269. | Neyman-Pearson (zhenchao) | 55.98 | 96% | 2018-09-02 |
6270. | Boo (boooooooooooooooooo) | 55.98 | 93% | 2020-07-27 |
6271. | (spudvorak) | 55.98 | 96% | 2020-06-19 |
6272. | Bala (nostradamus12) | 55.97 | 95% | 2017-08-29 |
6273. | ImSlowAf (ryantooslow) | 55.96 | 95% | 2019-04-14 |
6274. | kunal (kunalkan) | 55.96 | 97% | 2019-04-09 |
6275. | Jawad (counterseeks) | 55.95 | 96% | 2018-10-22 |
6276. | Heide (vnit) | 55.94 | 96% | 2020-03-11 |
6277. | Affstein (affstein) | 55.92 | 96% | 2017-06-25 |
6278. | Vali (valii2000) | 55.90 | 97% | 2017-07-24 |
6279. | goobe (ilikescheese) | 55.87 | 94% | 2020-08-17 |
6280. | giannis (gammyhorse) | 55.87 | 98% | 2019-09-02 |
6281. | JOJ (not2gud) | 55.86 | 93% | 2019-05-26 |
6282. | Dr. (saddathasan) | 55.86 | 95% | 2020-11-12 |
6283. | Seth (opiumonom) | 55.86 | 92% | 2017-04-26 |
6284. | Benjji (benjji) | 55.85 | 97% | 2017-10-10 |
6285. | Sephiroth (jukethehitman) | 55.82 | 97% | 2020-02-24 |
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 |