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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3346. | PrestigeGiraffe (prestigegi... | 78.86 | 95% | 2020-12-06 |
3347. | Alex (arint) | 78.85 | 95% | 2020-05-19 |
3348. | Dan (danthanuoft) | 78.85 | 97% | 2020-09-26 |
3349. | S (ssbl) | 78.85 | 99% | 2019-11-14 |
3350. | noize (noizemaker) | 78.84 | 96% | 2018-09-02 |
3351. | this (taehyung_3012) | 78.82 | 96% | 2020-05-09 |
3352. | - (ernierock) | 78.82 | 96% | 2018-03-16 |
3353. | n00b (gimape07) | 78.81 | 97% | 2020-04-06 |
3354. | ZAHID (zahidmisgar) | 78.80 | 97% | 2019-05-31 |
3355. | sojucider (sojucider) | 78.79 | 95% | 2017-04-03 |
3356. | morallez (mor17) | 78.79 | 96% | 2019-06-04 |
3357. | vroom💤 (noprop) | 78.79 | 96% | 2019-12-11 |
3358. | Kalash (gekalash4791) | 78.79 | 97% | 2020-10-25 |
3359. | John (johnkoko57) | 78.78 | 96% | 2017-11-12 |
3360. | opyau (opyau) | 78.77 | 96% | 2019-10-03 |
3361. | HotTubStream (hottubstream) | 78.76 | 97% | 2019-10-03 |
3362. | Alan (bluewizzy) | 78.75 | 96% | 2019-08-23 |
3363. | evil (taeyabae) | 78.74 | 98% | 2020-09-25 |
3364. | Adnan (max9999) | 78.73 | 97% | 2018-12-24 |
3365. | Rafa (rafael1548) | 78.72 | 96% | 2020-08-11 |
3366. | Qi (whathaha) | 78.72 | 95% | 2020-09-27 |
3367. | Liam (ltrainferry) | 78.71 | 96% | 2020-11-19 |
3368. | Norby (norby101) | 78.70 | 97% | 2019-05-04 |
3369. | Ty (variicola_not_pneumoniae) | 78.69 | 96% | 2019-09-20 |
3370. | Leukino (leukino) | 78.68 | 97% | 2019-04-03 |
3371. | Richard (aeolyus) | 78.66 | 94% | 2017-01-14 |
3372. | Freedom (employ) | 78.65 | 99% | 2018-02-24 |
3373. | Filipo (filipo) | 78.65 | 98% | 2017-07-08 |
3374. | The Write Tale (pchanbps1) | 78.65 | 99% | 2020-11-27 |
3375. | skydivingant (skydivingant) | 78.64 | 97% | 2018-07-31 |
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 |