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Racer Jackson (jack19)
Race Number 12
Date Tue, 9 May 2017 01:51:06 +0000
Speed 52 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 84.4%
Rank 4th place (out of 4)
Opponents maybeyesmaybeno (2nd place) siricestonecoldwater (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)