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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6582. | Arslan (apex0096) | 56.60 | 96% | 2020-10-02 |
| 6583. | Miguel (daglexy) | 56.59 | 95% | 2017-09-14 |
| 6584. | Otatop (unterepere) | 56.58 | 95% | 2018-04-11 |
| 6585. | Marcin (keshy) | 56.57 | 95% | 2017-07-12 |
| 6586. | Askur (askur00) | 56.55 | 96% | 2020-10-28 |
| 6587. | Josh (creeperstkoed) | 56.54 | 94% | 2019-02-05 |
| 6588. | Kuldip (flash007) | 56.54 | 93% | 2020-03-05 |
| 6589. | soda (sodafortwo) | 56.53 | 94% | 2017-06-16 |
| 6590. | naruto (matrix_code) | 56.53 | 95% | 2020-01-06 |
| 6591. | Slowest Noob (ayrin101) | 56.53 | 93% | 2017-04-11 |
| 6592. | Apoorv (apoorv92) | 56.53 | 96% | 2017-07-09 |
| 6593. | Peter (peti241) | 56.52 | 95% | 2019-10-13 |
| 6594. | Lance (l_nce) | 56.51 | 83% | 2017-03-22 |
| 6595. | laerton (laerton) | 56.51 | 95% | 2018-05-20 |
| 6596. | 4Head (anele) | 56.51 | 88% | 2017-03-02 |
| 6597. | Isaac (weeee122) | 56.50 | 95% | 2018-10-17 |
| 6598. | Kingslayer (whybridv) | 56.49 | 95% | 2017-05-05 |
| 6599. | Rajat (rajatbhatnagar) | 56.49 | 97% | 2018-10-30 |
| 6600. | Sourav (sourav_malo) | 56.48 | 96% | 2020-04-21 |
| 6601. | Foolbar (foolbar) | 56.48 | 97% | 2018-10-11 |
| 6602. | Vincent (mello720) | 56.47 | 95% | 2018-04-03 |
| 6603. | Ripan (ripan) | 56.47 | 98% | 2018-01-01 |
| 6604. | alpha (alphakayne) | 56.46 | 96% | 2020-04-21 |
| 6605. | vitvlkv (vitvlkv) | 56.46 | 97% | 2020-08-21 |
| 6606. | JAFFAR (thetypingfreak) | 56.46 | 95% | 2019-02-08 |
| 6607. | Jacob (jacobthetyper4) | 56.45 | 96% | 2018-10-05 |
| 6608. | Alstr (alstr) | 56.45 | 91% | 2020-02-14 |
| 6609. | Samuel (dingus110) | 56.44 | 94% | 2020-08-11 |
| 6610. | Jude (philivey) | 56.42 | 95% | 2019-03-21 |
| 6611. | ANUJ (_slowest__) | 56.41 | 96% | 2018-05-11 |
| 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 |