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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2566. | Lightning (nirajp) | 85.55 | 99% | 2017-02-25 |
| 2567. | It's Davda ✅👣 (meetdavda) | 85.54 | 97% | 2017-08-14 |
| 2568. | Saad (memon2saad) | 85.54 | 97% | 2017-12-03 |
| 2569. | Yzmael (yzmael156) | 85.54 | 98% | 2020-12-16 |
| 2570. | Binarus (binarus) | 85.52 | 97% | 2020-05-30 |
| 2571. | Johnnieboy (bently5102) | 85.52 | 97% | 2020-07-27 |
| 2572. | NewKeyboardDontLaugh (arisk... | 85.51 | 98% | 2020-01-03 |
| 2573. | Octo (octophobia) | 85.50 | 97% | 2017-12-30 |
| 2574. | jordan (uongjor000) | 85.49 | 96% | 2019-05-15 |
| 2575. | Poptartgamer (poptartgamer) | 85.46 | 97% | 2019-09-29 |
| 2576. | sx86 (sx86) | 85.45 | 97% | 2018-06-26 |
| 2577. | Michael (javamorris) | 85.45 | 97% | 2020-09-13 |
| 2578. | Not (muharemovic123) | 85.43 | 98% | 2019-11-11 |
| 2579. | Jovel (enyalio) | 85.43 | 96% | 2019-01-11 |
| 2580. | Mikko (mkrk) | 85.42 | 99% | 2018-10-16 |
| 2581. | Noggie (noggie) | 85.42 | 97% | 2019-06-30 |
| 2582. | Justin (justinmoo) | 85.40 | 97% | 2018-05-05 |
| 2583. | Rudolf (rutzzz) | 85.40 | 98% | 2020-10-02 |
| 2584. | Omer (okirnap) | 85.39 | 98% | 2019-04-04 |
| 2585. | Gabriel (giyas9970) | 85.38 | 98% | 2020-10-08 |
| 2586. | Shirts (theyellowcar) | 85.38 | 96% | 2019-08-15 |
| 2587. | Savannah (pompom9999) | 85.38 | 96% | 2018-01-24 |
| 2588. | Yuganshu (yuganshu) | 85.37 | 98% | 2019-02-14 |
| 2589. | Alec (lcpckp) | 85.35 | 93% | 2017-01-29 |
| 2590. | Alex (quotient__) | 85.35 | 97% | 2020-10-22 |
| 2591. | Zorro (zorro_2017) | 85.35 | 94% | 2017-04-19 |
| 2592. | person (tumadreestahomo) | 85.34 | 97% | 2018-06-13 |
| 2593. | ben (benpr99) | 85.33 | 96% | 2018-10-19 |
| 2594. | Angel (novamage) | 85.30 | 99% | 2017-01-14 |
| 2595. | Jon (jonlivestrong) | 85.29 | 94% | 2017-05-23 |
| 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 |