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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1564. | udo (deep231199) | 95.22 | 99% | 2019-08-06 |
| 1565. | Happy (candy02058912) | 95.21 | 97% | 2020-09-27 |
| 1566. | Max (xsrvmy) | 95.20 | 100% | 2020-10-23 |
| 1567. | Kannan (tennfingers) | 95.17 | 96% | 2019-12-09 |
| 1568. | Jim (coolestto) | 95.16 | 98% | 2019-02-08 |
| 1569. | Melissa (smldrnheap) | 95.12 | 96% | 2017-06-30 |
| 1570. | Cole (starro747) | 95.10 | 99% | 2020-06-05 |
| 1571. | Hardy (hardy_caprio) | 95.06 | 97% | 2018-07-18 |
| 1572. | Justin (nexoloft) | 95.05 | 95% | 2020-04-06 |
| 1573. | Violet (nidtsg1113) | 95.05 | 97% | 2020-01-01 |
| 1574. | Yuseph (yuseph) | 95.00 | 97% | 2017-12-18 |
| 1575. | xxx (hkron) | 94.96 | 97% | 2020-01-25 |
| 1576. | l502x (l502x) | 94.96 | 96% | 2019-03-04 |
| 1577. | Zach (11037) | 94.95 | 98% | 2020-08-20 |
| 1578. | Gabe (artemiaduch) | 94.94 | 96% | 2018-11-22 |
| 1579. | kbd warior (spykids3) | 94.93 | 100% | 2020-11-05 |
| 1580. | Stephen (dungymitten) | 94.92 | 97% | 2019-05-30 |
| 1581. | HiddenRoom (hiddenroom404) | 94.91 | 99% | 2019-03-14 |
| 1582. | M4RT1N (flipous) | 94.90 | 97% | 2019-08-15 |
| 1583. | timothy (timmyreaper) | 94.89 | 97% | 2019-12-29 |
| 1584. | Ninjapancakes (ninjapancakes) | 94.89 | 97% | 2018-03-30 |
| 1585. | speed (fuegomalakai) | 94.88 | 98% | 2019-09-09 |
| 1586. | One last time (ubershah) | 94.85 | 98% | 2020-08-12 |
| 1587. | immikeylee (immikeylee) | 94.83 | 98% | 2020-05-09 |
| 1588. | Jared (infamousjj) | 94.82 | 98% | 2018-01-18 |
| 1589. | Jaikun (icedgrave) | 94.82 | 97% | 2017-11-06 |
| 1590. | Turbo Topre (spicyfinger) | 94.81 | 95% | 2017-04-06 |
| 1591. | Kerschel (asdfjklsemic0lon) | 94.80 | 98% | 2017-07-20 |
| 1592. | L (l____t) | 94.80 | 99% | 2018-08-06 |
| 1593. | Geordie (geordstar123) | 94.79 | 97% | 2017-09-29 |
| 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 |