# Why doesn't mouse speed matter?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-mouse-speed-matter/119738>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 19, 2002, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-mouse-speed-matter/119738 "2002-07-19T01:53:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![G.Nome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c89c15/32.png) [@G.Nome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.Nome)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2002, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-mouse-speed-matter/119738/21 "2002-07-23T10:22:52Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Princhester \*  
> \*\*I think I already answered that, G.Nome. Because you have to get the words down somehow. You can be capable of using these packages like greased lightning, but they can’t read your mind, and no amount of mouse clicking is going to put the words on the page. Is it any more complicated than that? \*\*

If you care about the quality of the words, yes. Coma Woman only reads the Harness Racing Guide. There are rumours that her High School Diploma is fake. She types a lot of words quickly (and therefore has larger breasts) but not all in the right order. Applicant B is quick with the mouse, slow with the typng but reads Don DeLillo.

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