Fred (geekhideout)

Race #456

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Official speed 62.67 wpm (50.74 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start August 24, 2011 4:44:19pm UTC
Race Finish August 24, 2011 4:45:10pm UTC
Outcome No win (1 of 1)
Accuracy 93.0%
Points 0.00
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The invention of the wheel represented a major turning point in human civilization. The first wheels, disks carved from solid wood, may have been built as early as 3500 BC. The earliest use of this device was the potter's wheel, used to spin and shape clay pottery.