A refracting telescope uses a lens instead of a mirror to focus the incoming light, relying on refraction rather than reflection to achieve its purpose. Refraction is the bending of a beam of light as it passes from one transparent medium (for example, air) into another (such as glass).
—from Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe (7th Edition), a book by Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1640. | M (soccerliz_) | 94.28 | 91% | 2017-03-21 |
| 1641. | Amanda (nochu11) | 94.28 | 98% | 2018-10-08 |
| 1642. | русские вперед... | 94.26 | 96% | 2019-08-28 |
| 1643. | Kenneth (furball728) | 94.23 | 96% | 2020-04-01 |
| 1644. | Mauro (chunkerchunk) | 94.23 | 97% | 2019-12-19 |
| 1645. | YAS62kbdfans5 (ksydry6) | 94.22 | 98% | 2019-04-24 |
| 1646. | hplr (rkg0612) | 94.18 | 97% | 2020-11-04 |
| 1647. | Zeth (x1zeth2x) | 94.15 | 98% | 2020-05-13 |
| 1648. | Kevin (kevinmeseeyou) | 94.15 | 99% | 2020-09-24 |
| 1649. | Gabriel (oppatv) | 94.13 | 95% | 2017-08-25 |
| 1650. | Steven (chillster) | 94.09 | 96% | 2018-11-20 |
| 1651. | I have never lost a single ... | 94.09 | 97% | 2020-09-01 |
| 1652. | gangreenie (gangreenie) | 94.09 | 99% | 2020-03-23 |
| 1653. | Dog acc (vick02) | 94.08 | 96% | 2020-02-03 |
| 1654. | Darius (shvco) | 94.08 | 97% | 2017-04-21 |
| 1655. | Marcus (asdfmango) | 94.07 | 98% | 2018-10-28 |
| 1656. | Franco (francoyau) | 94.05 | 93% | 2017-01-19 |
| 1657. | Neil (neilborde) | 94.05 | 95% | 2017-03-26 |
| 1658. | Loneos (loneos) | 94.05 | 94% | 2017-01-26 |
| 1659. | leah (henrytheelectron) | 94.05 | 99% | 2019-07-10 |
| 1660. | Matthew (pizzalovah123) | 94.01 | 97% | 2020-09-23 |
| 1661. | Chad (strikewolf11) | 93.98 | 98% | 2020-04-15 |
| 1662. | Warren (warrudd) | 93.97 | 98% | 2020-10-15 |
| 1663. | Turtle (turtiee) | 93.94 | 100% | 2017-06-12 |
| 1664. | Faktor X (northern_lights) | 93.93 | 99% | 2017-11-25 |
| 1665. | sdaaa (sdaaa) | 93.93 | 98% | 2019-01-08 |
| 1666. | (shinobukocho) | 93.91 | 98% | 2020-06-18 |
| 1667. | MrFister49 (mrfister49) | 93.89 | 96% | 2017-09-01 |
| 1668. | Bob (jayce2op) | 93.88 | 97% | 2017-09-19 |
| 1669. | Lachlan (lachlantula) | 93.87 | 90% | 2017-03-14 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 13,168 | 76.46 | January 13, 2017 |
| Instant Death Mode | 11 | 114.62 | January 21, 2019 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 11 | 58.91 | September 10, 2020 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |