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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2082. | Joo (jooooooo) | 89.80 | 96% | 2020-02-14 |
| 2083. | SirSpeedy (sir_speedy) | 89.79 | 99% | 2017-06-15 |
| 2084. | Liam (bountyhuntr) | 89.78 | 95% | 2017-03-21 |
| 2085. | Omar (reci) | 89.78 | 98% | 2019-09-03 |
| 2086. | sikomoab (lance4dragons) | 89.77 | 98% | 2020-09-09 |
| 2087. | Elliot_1980_UK (elliot_notts) | 89.77 | 97% | 2019-04-24 |
| 2088. | Nico (skichan) | 89.75 | 97% | 2018-01-08 |
| 2089. | str (sleepallday) | 89.75 | 97% | 2020-08-28 |
| 2090. | Ming (swamis) | 89.75 | 97% | 2020-05-27 |
| 2091. | likeliness (likelyhood) | 89.74 | 92% | 2017-01-25 |
| 2092. | Giulio (giulio89) | 89.74 | 97% | 2018-09-06 |
| 2093. | Cai (caichu) | 89.73 | 98% | 2019-04-28 |
| 2094. | Russ (rseifert) | 89.73 | 95% | 2019-07-24 |
| 2095. | Potanz (potanz) | 89.72 | 95% | 2017-10-20 |
| 2096. | Miq (karmik) | 89.72 | 97% | 2018-07-13 |
| 2097. | Chris (darkflame9998) | 89.71 | 99% | 2018-05-17 |
| 2098. | Salmon (salmonofdoubt) | 89.70 | 99% | 2018-06-29 |
| 2099. | Phil (jojaletenaza) | 89.70 | 99% | 2017-07-20 |
| 2100. | Michael (thegul) | 89.70 | 97% | 2018-05-14 |
| 2101. | Emmett (silaada) | 89.70 | 98% | 2017-12-04 |
| 2102. | Uses Home Row (nickmanning214) | 89.70 | 97% | 2017-09-10 |
| 2103. | TMM (matt0509) | 89.69 | 99% | 2017-10-01 |
| 2104. | Quity (quiltykim) | 89.69 | 100% | 2018-02-19 |
| 2105. | Kajus (kaoskajus) | 89.67 | 100% | 2017-09-29 |
| 2106. | Kei (azathoth4) | 89.67 | 98% | 2020-09-20 |
| 2107. | Finn (finnark) | 89.66 | 94% | 2020-07-03 |
| 2108. | Maximus (sprachzarathustra) | 89.65 | 98% | 2019-11-09 |
| 2109. | Jo (typermac) | 89.65 | 97% | 2020-07-07 |
| 2110. | Hian Zing (peperon321) | 89.64 | 97% | 2017-08-22 |
| 2111. | Isaac (immortalz) | 89.63 | 97% | 2020-05-31 |
| 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 |