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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3998. | angrathar (angrathar) | 74.05 | 97% | 2020-11-02 |
3999. | Heorhii (heorhii_hryhorov) | 74.03 | 95% | 2020-11-24 |
4000. | Kay (kkayakk) | 74.02 | 99% | 2018-08-15 |
4001. | Stephen (swankily) | 74.02 | 95% | 2017-03-24 |
4002. | name (azuren) | 73.99 | 93% | 2017-02-25 |
4003. | Ruslan (rusbes) | 73.96 | 98% | 2020-02-05 |
4004. | Ponhvoan (ponhvoan) | 73.94 | 98% | 2017-06-20 |
4005. | clerk (csmith2) | 73.93 | 97% | 2018-09-27 |
4006. | joshua (joshua1313) | 73.93 | 96% | 2020-11-21 |
4007. | denali (denalii) | 73.91 | 97% | 2020-11-07 |
4008. | haha (shreyam) | 73.90 | 93% | 2017-02-28 |
4009. | Last Michael (last_michael) | 73.88 | 97% | 2017-09-21 |
4010. | Derrick (victoryx5) | 73.87 | 95% | 2020-10-21 |
4011. | Kobus (klabuschagne) | 73.87 | 98% | 2017-09-05 |
4012. | JP (jpuppey) | 73.84 | 97% | 2018-02-06 |
4013. | Ken (ksojuice) | 73.81 | 97% | 2020-12-14 |
4014. | Ricky (alackmen) | 73.79 | 95% | 2020-03-25 |
4015. | deget (deget) | 73.79 | 93% | 2017-02-04 |
4016. | Robert (rsalderson) | 73.78 | 87% | 2017-02-06 |
4017. | Top (sheilsarda) | 73.78 | 96% | 2020-09-04 |
4018. | Anders (andersxa) | 73.77 | 95% | 2018-09-29 |
4019. | Owl (13iseto) | 73.76 | 97% | 2019-03-24 |
4020. | Dran (creyon) | 73.76 | 99% | 2020-04-01 |
4021. | J (meep_morp) | 73.75 | 97% | 2020-11-08 |
4022. | Shmegle (catinacomputer) | 73.73 | 96% | 2020-06-07 |
4023. | Jack (yezen) | 73.70 | 96% | 2019-12-09 |
4024. | Khyoga (holadudes34) | 73.68 | 96% | 2018-08-27 |
4025. | Foster (fluzii) | 73.66 | 96% | 2020-09-21 |
4026. | blaze (underestimateme) | 73.66 | 99% | 2018-05-12 |
4027. | Matthew (mattyhassett) | 73.66 | 97% | 2018-02-08 |
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 |