GK (thrylos000)

Race #547

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Official speed 82.13 wpm (48.36 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start October 4, 2014 10:58:03pm UTC
Race Finish October 4, 2014 10:58:51pm UTC
Outcome No win (5 of 5)
Opponents 1. matisse (137.68 wpm)
3. arcoril (105.85 wpm)
4. will_t (102.13 wpm)
Accuracy 92.0%
Points 0.00
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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.