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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6163. | hyper (hyperkys) | 56.70 | 95% | 2020-11-07 |
6164. | rajnish (rajnishkumar31) | 56.70 | 95% | 2020-11-18 |
6165. | FlameFrost (flamefrost) | 56.69 | 96% | 2017-11-12 |
6166. | dmna17 (dzone) | 56.68 | 98% | 2017-10-27 |
6167. | Somil (ferm) | 56.68 | 93% | 2017-02-11 |
6168. | Rishi_ (upsehu) | 56.68 | 98% | 2019-07-15 |
6169. | Rodolfo (rudady) | 56.68 | 94% | 2020-04-15 |
6170. | Kryštof (freggy) | 56.66 | 94% | 2020-12-10 |
6171. | Halo (halo1) | 56.64 | 94% | 2019-11-22 |
6172. | Speed is relative (hvan1998) | 56.63 | 96% | 2020-05-13 |
6173. | Jazz (melotea) | 56.62 | 93% | 2020-02-07 |
6174. | Kannan (kannan12) | 56.61 | 95% | 2017-09-18 |
6175. | nikhil (nikhil001) | 56.59 | 96% | 2020-08-14 |
6176. | Abhijeet (fun2shh) | 56.58 | 87% | 2017-05-13 |
6177. | Allen (allenep) | 56.58 | 94% | 2020-11-09 |
6178. | Andrew (andrewsins) | 56.58 | 94% | 2020-02-12 |
6179. | Pete (pete2015) | 56.56 | 96% | 2018-08-20 |
6180. | IRUSN4F (irusnaf) | 56.56 | 97% | 2020-08-18 |
6181. | Filip (aupteopterix) | 56.56 | 94% | 2018-01-17 |
6182. | mky (omkyo) | 56.55 | 95% | 2019-02-06 |
6183. | Jonathan (jonathan888) | 56.55 | 96% | 2020-11-06 |
6184. | zachary (zhutton) | 56.54 | 95% | 2019-09-19 |
6185. | azam.webdesigner1@gmail.com... | 56.54 | 96% | 2019-05-25 |
6186. | nyet (slickman) | 56.53 | 96% | 2020-09-28 |
6187. | Guest (nherbe_3) | 56.53 | 97% | 2020-09-25 |
6188. | Rekzy (harry5841) | 56.52 | 89% | 2017-02-14 |
6189. | Alfred (tyzzix) | 56.51 | 95% | 2017-09-10 |
6190. | Momen (moamen351) | 56.48 | 97% | 2020-12-20 |
6191. | Tami (miso) | 56.47 | 96% | 2018-01-02 |
6192. | Andrei (cpt_kek) | 56.46 | 98% | 2019-06-20 |
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 |