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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1241. | Vinicius (vnunesz77) | 99.55 | 99% | 2018-07-27 |
| 1242. | Bert (brozart) | 99.55 | 96% | 2018-08-27 |
| 1243. | Wesley (soyacan) | 99.54 | 98% | 2017-12-06 |
| 1244. | Jen (abc_typer) | 99.54 | 97% | 2017-02-28 |
| 1245. | soldano (soldano) | 99.52 | 99% | 2020-03-03 |
| 1246. | Bög (thebiggay271) | 99.50 | 97% | 2020-11-17 |
| 1247. | yah-yeet (dingdong768) | 99.45 | 97% | 2020-10-31 |
| 1248. | Derek (kikoman00) | 99.44 | 97% | 2018-04-10 |
| 1249. | Esdras (mausloch) | 99.41 | 97% | 2018-09-01 |
| 1250. | Gavin (gavwhela) | 99.40 | 98% | 2018-07-03 |
| 1251. | rob (btwice) | 99.39 | 98% | 2018-09-06 |
| 1252. | Kyle (modanno) | 99.39 | 98% | 2019-01-25 |
| 1253. | A (antykingfish2) | 99.39 | 97% | 2017-08-05 |
| 1254. | Kyle (mrkylee) | 99.38 | 99% | 2019-04-15 |
| 1255. | Seri (vincent_aik) | 99.34 | 98% | 2020-09-26 |
| 1256. | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (glandock1) | 99.34 | 98% | 2020-09-09 |
| 1257. | Samuel (samuelga) | 99.33 | 100% | 2020-11-15 |
| 1258. | eventropy (eventropy) | 99.33 | 98% | 2017-09-04 |
| 1259. | marco (nnmarco) | 99.31 | 98% | 2019-12-16 |
| 1260. | misty (sprainedartery) | 99.29 | 99% | 2020-10-21 |
| 1261. | Ronald (kurozawa66) | 99.29 | 97% | 2018-10-18 |
| 1262. | Alex (ohlookitsalpha) | 99.28 | 98% | 2020-03-27 |
| 1263. | Brian (rhaenyx) | 99.27 | 97% | 2020-07-16 |
| 1264. | Gabi (gabitzuxxl) | 99.21 | 98% | 2018-01-12 |
| 1265. | Heemy (heemylo) | 99.21 | 99% | 2018-03-21 |
| 1266. | kir (kiranv1584) | 99.17 | 99% | 2020-10-13 |
| 1267. | mikeswa (mikeswa) | 99.16 | 97% | 2017-07-09 |
| 1268. | micorazon (pajahify) | 99.14 | 98% | 2017-11-26 |
| 1269. | Mmm coffee (orchdork7926) | 99.14 | 99% | 2019-12-23 |
| 1270. | cliu568 (cliu568) | 99.11 | 99% | 2019-12-08 |
| 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 |