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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4923. | Lewis (vathlauss) | 68.04 | 97% | 2017-11-18 |
| 4924. | Ethan (vultrix) | 68.04 | 95% | 2018-09-25 |
| 4925. | Christopher (sellite) | 68.03 | 97% | 2017-08-03 |
| 4926. | Wavy (wavybaby) | 68.02 | 98% | 2018-01-07 |
| 4927. | Martin (martinthebest) | 68.01 | 94% | 2020-12-03 |
| 4928. | Angel (angelvalentin80) | 68.01 | 95% | 2018-10-22 |
| 4929. | Shuuin (rexvir) | 68.00 | 95% | 2017-04-26 |
| 4930. | Ben (un1c0rn) | 67.99 | 97% | 2017-06-20 |
| 4931. | Gum (gumwrapper) | 67.99 | 97% | 2020-10-22 |
| 4932. | mydl0 (zrejh_) | 67.98 | 95% | 2020-07-12 |
| 4933. | albert (bigjose) | 67.95 | 97% | 2020-11-06 |
| 4934. | Squirr3i (squirr3l) | 67.93 | 92% | 2017-01-29 |
| 4935. | Ulises (umoreno) | 67.92 | 98% | 2018-04-14 |
| 4936. | Braden (boredomistyping) | 67.91 | 97% | 2017-07-20 |
| 4937. | Robert (nforcer) | 67.88 | 97% | 2020-11-28 |
| 4938. | Nursultan (nurs1) | 67.86 | 97% | 2017-07-27 |
| 4939. | Cloud7831 (cloud7831) | 67.85 | 95% | 2019-07-19 |
| 4940. | woogux (wgx9891) | 67.84 | 97% | 2019-01-17 |
| 4941. | Machine (guldan) | 67.83 | 95% | 2017-04-19 |
| 4942. | Leo (gnowoel) | 67.83 | 97% | 2019-03-04 |
| 4943. | ペン (sepelathons) | 67.81 | 97% | 2020-11-15 |
| 4944. | Maggie (omaggie06) | 67.81 | 98% | 2018-10-09 |
| 4945. | Tahsin (mrtek) | 67.80 | 94% | 2019-01-21 |
| 4946. | Pete (peterith) | 67.80 | 97% | 2020-10-28 |
| 4947. | ALostKorean (alostkorean) | 67.80 | 95% | 2018-10-11 |
| 4948. | ABCD (x007) | 67.80 | 99% | 2017-04-21 |
| 4949. | drunkndrivr (drunkndrivr) | 67.79 | 94% | 2017-02-04 |
| 4950. | ArañaDelRio (kabsa1985) | 67.78 | 97% | 2018-07-31 |
| 4951. | Ryan (ryanluut) | 67.77 | 93% | 2020-10-13 |
| 4952. | millstypes (millstypes) | 67.77 | 95% | 2019-10-24 |
| 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 |