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Pit Stop
Racer Jordan (invictusj)
Race Number 6611
Date Wed, 1 Nov 2023 19:33:29
Speed 77 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 97.1%
Rank 4th place (out of 5)
Opponents fastpotion (3rd place) kkwong2003 (2nd place) satviksr (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.
— (book) by Stan J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis (see stats)

Typing Review: