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Hint
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Answer
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If you are wondering why this test is two minutes long,
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If you are wondering why this test is two minutes long,
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you should stop wondering and start typing.
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you should stop wondering and start typing.
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While the modern keyboard is designed to be used with all five fingers on both hands,
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While the modern keyboard is designed to be used with all five fingers on both hands,
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less than half of keyboard users actually use all their fingers to type.
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less than half of keyboard users actually use all their fingers to type.
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Some say that the fastest typist ever reached a peak
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Some say that the fastest typist ever reached a peak
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speed of two hundred and sixteen words per minute.
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speed of two hundred and sixteen words per minute.
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To achieve this, a typist must learn to touch type,
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To achieve this, a typist must learn to touch type,
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which involves typing with all ten fingers minus the left thumb
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which involves typing with all ten fingers minus the left thumb
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without looking at the keyboard.
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without looking at the keyboard.
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Less than twenty percent of typists are capable of touch typing,
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Less than twenty percent of typists are capable of touch typing,
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which is a part of the reason why the average typing
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which is a part of the reason why the average typing
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speed is only around forty words per minute!
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speed is only around forty words per minute!
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If you have made it this far, you are doing well above average!
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If you have made it this far, you are doing well above average!
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At this point you have reached seventy words per minute,
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At this point you have reached seventy words per minute,
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which will be fast enough to get you qualified for a typing job!
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which will be fast enough to get you qualified for a typing job!
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If you can type beyond this, you’re probably a gamer, coder or genius.
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If you can type beyond this, you’re probably a gamer, coder or genius.
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By the way, the results and averages of this test
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By the way, the results and averages of this test
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will most likely not reflect the average seen in the general population,
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will most likely not reflect the average seen in the general population,
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but making it to one hundred words per minute is impressive!
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but making it to one hundred words per minute is impressive!
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Less than one percent of people can type at one hundred words per minute,
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Less than one percent of people can type at one hundred words per minute,
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and even less can sustain this speed for two entire minutes!
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and even less can sustain this speed for two entire minutes!
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You have now typed one hundred and twenty words per minute!
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You have now typed one hundred and twenty words per minute!
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