Michael (bananafish0)

Race #164

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Official speed 87.39 wpm (45.45 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start April 15, 2020 8:56:15pm UTC
Race Finish April 15, 2020 8:57:00pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 5)
Opponents 1. speemd (92.62 wpm)
Accuracy 98.0%
Points 67.00
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Typing competitions provided another test of the Qwerty keyboard. These competitions are somewhat underplayed in the conventional history. In fact, typing contests and demonstrations of speed were fairly common during this period. They involved many different machines, with various manufacturers claiming to hold the speed record.