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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2551. | Jason (bigswass) | 85.75 | 96% | 2018-12-17 |
| 2552. | James (wnston) | 85.71 | 95% | 2020-10-29 |
| 2553. | Jeffrey (rhetoricalseal) | 85.71 | 97% | 2019-03-07 |
| 2554. | fabik (fabianww) | 85.71 | 97% | 2019-11-11 |
| 2555. | connie (conxlee) | 85.70 | 96% | 2019-11-07 |
| 2556. | brocklesnerd (bigguyforyou29) | 85.68 | 96% | 2019-07-06 |
| 2557. | MooD (xslel) | 85.68 | 98% | 2020-04-22 |
| 2558. | Nice (crusherbg) | 85.67 | 98% | 2020-06-14 |
| 2559. | Drey (ellendren) | 85.67 | 99% | 2020-04-01 |
| 2560. | Ahead of you (wadehuangjr) | 85.66 | 98% | 2020-08-18 |
| 2561. | melvynAIDS (melvynaids) | 85.59 | 97% | 2020-12-18 |
| 2562. | Mitchell (godekm) | 85.58 | 96% | 2020-01-06 |
| 2563. | Stop (stopcheating) | 85.57 | 97% | 2018-03-17 |
| 2564. | //// (francov2) | 85.56 | 97% | 2019-10-09 |
| 2565. | Ayyyyyy (lmaoooooo) | 85.56 | 97% | 2019-01-13 |
| 2566. | Lightning (nirajp) | 85.55 | 99% | 2017-02-25 |
| 2567. | It's Davda ✅👣 (meetdavda) | 85.54 | 97% | 2017-08-14 |
| 2568. | Saad (memon2saad) | 85.54 | 97% | 2017-12-03 |
| 2569. | Yzmael (yzmael156) | 85.54 | 98% | 2020-12-16 |
| 2570. | Binarus (binarus) | 85.52 | 97% | 2020-05-30 |
| 2571. | Johnnieboy (bently5102) | 85.52 | 97% | 2020-07-27 |
| 2572. | NewKeyboardDontLaugh (arisk... | 85.51 | 98% | 2020-01-03 |
| 2573. | Octo (octophobia) | 85.50 | 97% | 2017-12-30 |
| 2574. | jordan (uongjor000) | 85.49 | 96% | 2019-05-15 |
| 2575. | Poptartgamer (poptartgamer) | 85.46 | 97% | 2019-09-29 |
| 2576. | sx86 (sx86) | 85.45 | 97% | 2018-06-26 |
| 2577. | Michael (javamorris) | 85.45 | 97% | 2020-09-13 |
| 2578. | Not (muharemovic123) | 85.43 | 98% | 2019-11-11 |
| 2579. | Jovel (enyalio) | 85.43 | 96% | 2019-01-11 |
| 2580. | Mikko (mkrk) | 85.42 | 99% | 2018-10-16 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 13,168 | 76.46 | January 13, 2017 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 11 | 58.91 | September 10, 2020 |
| Instant Death Mode | 11 | 114.62 | January 21, 2019 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |