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Racer ช่วยด้วย (khirin)
Race Number 7679
Date Wed, 31 May 2017 08:48:44 +0000
Speed 88 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 94.3%
Rank 3rd place (out of 4)
Opponents _slowmotion_ (2nd place) wordracer888 (1st place)

Text typed:

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.
Famous Fables of Economics, Chapter 4: Fable of the Keys (book) by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis (see stats)