typing is hard (eric__574)

Race #295

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Official speed 74.08 wpm (53.62 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start August 19, 2017 11:38:29pm UTC
Race Finish August 19, 2017 11:39:23pm UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 4)
Opponents 1. misslua1 (106.51 wpm)
2. shiroeraiyn (83.08 wpm)
Accuracy 93.0%
Points 56.80
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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.