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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4993. | Tahsin (mrtek) | 67.80 | 94% | 2019-01-21 |
| 4994. | Pete (peterith) | 67.80 | 97% | 2020-10-28 |
| 4995. | ALostKorean (alostkorean) | 67.80 | 95% | 2018-10-11 |
| 4996. | ABCD (x007) | 67.80 | 99% | 2017-04-21 |
| 4997. | drunkndrivr (drunkndrivr) | 67.79 | 94% | 2017-02-04 |
| 4998. | ArañaDelRio (kabsa1985) | 67.78 | 97% | 2018-07-31 |
| 4999. | Ryan (ryanluut) | 67.77 | 93% | 2020-10-13 |
| 5000. | millstypes (millstypes) | 67.77 | 95% | 2019-10-24 |
| 5001. | Eshel (esh9) | 67.76 | 95% | 2020-12-09 |
| 5002. | tiglas (tiglas) | 67.76 | 98% | 2017-12-03 |
| 5003. | A (iejdbc) | 67.75 | 96% | 2019-01-29 |
| 5004. | ivan (jumpjet301) | 67.74 | 97% | 2018-03-18 |
| 5005. | Hafiz (hafiz5626) | 67.74 | 97% | 2018-08-05 |
| 5006. | 🐱👤 (loomi) | 67.73 | 92% | 2017-05-29 |
| 5007. | michael (dorfman27) | 67.72 | 98% | 2018-11-06 |
| 5008. | 🐢🐢🐢🐢 (amogh1420) | 67.68 | 98% | 2020-05-13 |
| 5009. | Kyle (kuronkuu) | 67.67 | 94% | 2020-05-28 |
| 5010. | David (chronic_cross) | 67.66 | 95% | 2019-04-18 |
| 5011. | Leo (ljrobispado) | 67.65 | 97% | 2018-10-27 |
| 5012. | Chonlathep (unlimitia) | 67.64 | 98% | 2017-02-01 |
| 5013. | Michael (minhnt90) | 67.63 | 99% | 2019-09-04 |
| 5014. | Finn (finnjo) | 67.61 | 96% | 2018-08-24 |
| 5015. | yourdad (classiclol) | 67.61 | 95% | 2018-03-16 |
| 5016. | Wake (awriter) | 67.59 | 98% | 2020-12-03 |
| 5017. | a (suk_) | 67.59 | 96% | 2019-01-19 |
| 5018. | Stan (peppawutz) | 67.58 | 96% | 2019-07-01 |
| 5019. | Kornel (valnaras) | 67.57 | 96% | 2018-04-08 |
| 5020. | Santiago (drebexler) | 67.56 | 96% | 2020-09-11 |
| 5021. | Mighty (min111) | 67.56 | 97% | 2018-06-13 |
| 5022. | Soroosh (soroosheh10) | 67.55 | 97% | 2019-07-29 |
| 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 |