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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851. | Boom (moeroach) | 91.63 | 97% | 2020-10-12 |
| 1852. | SaintTail (sainttail) | 91.62 | 97% | 2018-02-28 |
| 1853. | Squeei (squeei) | 91.61 | 97% | 2019-02-27 |
| 1854. | JO (nadegut) | 91.60 | 97% | 2017-12-04 |
| 1855. | Devin (devinb2019) | 91.59 | 97% | 2018-01-13 |
| 1856. | Sonny (sonson88) | 91.59 | 97% | 2017-07-30 |
| 1857. | Peter (dletastar4) | 91.57 | 98% | 2018-04-21 |
| 1858. | thegametwok (thegametwok) | 91.56 | 97% | 2017-02-11 |
| 1859. | Aeros Hockey (peteypablo14) | 91.56 | 98% | 2019-10-25 |
| 1860. | David (nyuum) | 91.54 | 98% | 2018-12-31 |
| 1861. | Allan (albywelch) | 91.51 | 98% | 2017-09-11 |
| 1862. | Azem (peja) | 91.50 | 98% | 2017-03-08 |
| 1863. | Yuvan (uvrayz) | 91.49 | 96% | 2018-10-29 |
| 1864. | BananaLieutenant (bananalie... | 91.48 | 97% | 2020-10-12 |
| 1865. | Stephen (snivithefox) | 91.48 | 97% | 2017-06-25 |
| 1866. | jeen (jeenlueez) | 91.47 | 92% | 2017-03-21 |
| 1867. | Oli (oli94) | 91.45 | 97% | 2018-07-29 |
| 1868. | Zac (codename1234) | 91.45 | 96% | 2020-10-16 |
| 1869. | Exojay (exojay) | 91.43 | 97% | 2020-03-20 |
| 1870. | sakhaprox (rportnoy) | 91.42 | 99% | 2018-05-13 |
| 1871. | Benjamin (shrekfish420) | 91.41 | 98% | 2020-10-15 |
| 1872. | Colemak (cubexp208) | 91.41 | 97% | 2020-08-06 |
| 1873. | Junha (bullgom1025) | 91.40 | 91% | 2017-04-09 |
| 1874. | brictor (bikrum) | 91.39 | 96% | 2020-05-22 |
| 1875. | Musa Bedirhan (musajoker) | 91.38 | 96% | 2017-07-03 |
| 1876. | ahmad (reasonistian) | 91.38 | 99% | 2020-05-13 |
| 1877. | FreeHongKong (aquaficial) | 91.38 | 97% | 2020-05-22 |
| 1878. | s. (capslooock) | 91.37 | 98% | 2019-02-10 |
| 1879. | Michael (chickachoy) | 91.36 | 98% | 2019-08-02 |
| 1880. | Meio (meio) | 91.35 | 97% | 2019-06-13 |
| 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 |