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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2500. | Jack (jack8888) | 86.23 | 98% | 2020-05-02 |
| 2501. | jake (jakemch) | 86.23 | 97% | 2018-01-25 |
| 2502. | Skyler (hausky) | 86.23 | 97% | 2018-09-24 |
| 2503. | Gay Boi (gayboigaymer) | 86.22 | 96% | 2017-11-03 |
| 2504. | salem (otter64) | 86.18 | 99% | 2020-08-03 |
| 2505. | Noah (slankynoah) | 86.15 | 95% | 2020-10-07 |
| 2506. | dysprosium (dyspr0sium) | 86.14 | 97% | 2019-11-20 |
| 2507. | KTH (kthmanish) | 86.13 | 99% | 2020-10-23 |
| 2508. | 🌠Rubby🌠(mikerubby) | 86.13 | 98% | 2019-02-12 |
| 2509. | mj (keziah) | 86.09 | 98% | 2017-07-15 |
| 2510. | agyon (meikaina) | 86.08 | 96% | 2020-07-18 |
| 2511. | Karen (victrola) | 86.08 | 92% | 2017-02-18 |
| 2512. | Bennett (muddymcdirty) | 86.05 | 98% | 2018-01-16 |
| 2513. | chingchong (lambsaucelocated) | 86.04 | 96% | 2018-04-12 |
| 2514. | bagel (some_panda) | 86.03 | 98% | 2020-06-22 |
| 2515. | Charles (leakydinghy) | 86.03 | 96% | 2019-08-01 |
| 2516. | Adam (toaadam) | 86.02 | 98% | 2019-09-25 |
| 2517. | Petter (dvex) | 86.02 | 98% | 2017-09-08 |
| 2518. | JJ (jj111) | 85.99 | 96% | 2019-06-06 |
| 2519. | Rafa (rafael1548) | 85.95 | 96% | 2020-08-03 |
| 2520. | JimmyCrapPr0n (bentoriceballs) | 85.95 | 98% | 2018-03-23 |
| 2521. | RedClown (redclown) | 85.95 | 98% | 2017-05-03 |
| 2522. | TOP (man_stop) | 85.93 | 96% | 2020-10-25 |
| 2523. | Kevin (kevin6ooo) | 85.92 | 97% | 2018-04-20 |
| 2524. | TheMaz (themaz) | 85.90 | 99% | 2018-09-21 |
| 2525. | Federico (_cali) | 85.90 | 97% | 2018-11-10 |
| 2526. | x8z (khyuenk4) | 85.89 | 98% | 2020-06-24 |
| 2527. | Alan (ehlin) | 85.88 | 98% | 2020-09-20 |
| 2528. | whale (lewist) | 85.88 | 97% | 2019-11-03 |
| 2529. | Jay (jdpthota) | 85.88 | 98% | 2019-11-09 |
| 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 |