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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6135. | Daniel (jojojankins_) | 57.08 | 94% | 2018-12-04 |
6136. | wizard (wizardkestrel) | 57.07 | 94% | 2019-10-20 |
6137. | Kumar (iarrive) | 57.07 | 96% | 2020-06-25 |
6138. | locuraang (locuraang) | 57.07 | 87% | 2017-02-16 |
6139. | Mudit (n___) | 57.06 | 97% | 2020-08-27 |
6140. | Jacob (jacob643) | 57.05 | 97% | 2017-06-16 |
6141. | Francesco (fgdestefano) | 57.04 | 94% | 2020-06-01 |
6142. | Still (cod3r3ctifi3r) | 57.04 | 98% | 2020-02-04 |
6143. | David Michael (portdavenport) | 57.04 | 97% | 2019-05-29 |
6144. | George (giorgos1) | 57.04 | 94% | 2019-10-08 |
6145. | Viktor (wector77y) | 57.02 | 95% | 2018-02-20 |
6146. | kabir raj (kabir26) | 57.02 | 98% | 2020-04-12 |
6147. | Dongfeng (besieger) | 57.01 | 97% | 2020-06-21 |
6148. | Brady (bradymoller) | 56.97 | 96% | 2020-10-18 |
6149. | ♦☺♦ (lookdownnotjustup) | 56.97 | 97% | 2020-04-14 |
6150. | first (wasinthana) | 56.94 | 93% | 2017-06-16 |
6151. | Shubham (shubhamabhang77) | 56.91 | 96% | 2020-06-09 |
6152. | Pias (piasroy) | 56.91 | 96% | 2018-08-10 |
6153. | Shohid (humangod) | 56.90 | 97% | 2018-06-23 |
6154. | Jessia (jessia25) | 56.88 | 95% | 2020-10-02 |
6155. | Kohei (kotsuka) | 56.88 | 97% | 2018-06-25 |
6156. | Koolie (theslowesttypereva) | 56.88 | 94% | 2019-01-24 |
6157. | Aman (aman_msr) | 56.87 | 96% | 2020-06-01 |
6158. | Sharaf (sharaf) | 56.87 | 97% | 2019-07-18 |
6159. | Makoa (snipartarget101) | 56.84 | 94% | 2017-06-19 |
6160. | Jatin (kumar_jatin) | 56.83 | 97% | 2018-09-03 |
6161. | Jerviz (jerviz) | 56.78 | 95% | 2018-03-27 |
6162. | Heerah (heerah) | 56.78 | 87% | 2017-05-07 |
6163. | Noli (beganat30wpm) | 56.78 | 88% | 2017-03-13 |
6164. | ™SLD™ (ltnsld) | 56.76 | 97% | 2018-10-03 |
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 |