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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2532. | wahuh (whansen46516) | 85.87 | 98% | 2020-06-14 |
| 2533. | Javier (jozuna) | 85.86 | 97% | 2017-12-19 |
| 2534. | Johnny (johnchan215) | 85.86 | 97% | 2019-04-20 |
| 2535. | Bodhi$attiva (ptran) | 85.84 | 99% | 2018-05-24 |
| 2536. | Macy (macy200200) | 85.83 | 98% | 2019-11-01 |
| 2537. | cruderustle (cruderustle) | 85.83 | 97% | 2019-05-18 |
| 2538. | Gene (gene77) | 85.83 | 98% | 2019-07-21 |
| 2539. | maxwell (coffeelk) | 85.82 | 98% | 2020-09-10 |
| 2540. | Jonathan (jonfranche) | 85.82 | 98% | 2020-05-27 |
| 2541. | robdude22 (robodude22) | 85.81 | 95% | 2020-11-12 |
| 2542. | Lawrence (imetsia) | 85.81 | 96% | 2020-09-23 |
| 2543. | DANIEL (dizo) | 85.80 | 99% | 2017-08-10 |
| 2544. | Jeff (pupsthemurderer) | 85.80 | 99% | 2017-08-19 |
| 2545. | Oaktree (oaktree0) | 85.78 | 98% | 2020-01-08 |
| 2546. | Andrew (swissarmyman) | 85.78 | 96% | 2018-08-21 |
| 2547. | ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (sarsippius) | 85.78 | 98% | 2017-09-20 |
| 2548. | Liquid (liquidlemon) | 85.77 | 98% | 2019-01-10 |
| 2549. | 青豆 (aydoo) | 85.76 | 96% | 2020-04-06 |
| 2550. | Duck (duckduckwhale) | 85.75 | 98% | 2020-06-06 |
| 2551. | Jason (bigswass) | 85.75 | 96% | 2018-12-17 |
| 2552. | James (wnston) | 85.71 | 95% | 2020-10-29 |
| 2553. | Jeffrey (rhetoricalseal) | 85.71 | 97% | 2019-03-07 |
| 2554. | fabik (fabianww) | 85.71 | 97% | 2019-11-11 |
| 2555. | connie (conxlee) | 85.70 | 96% | 2019-11-07 |
| 2556. | brocklesnerd (bigguyforyou29) | 85.68 | 96% | 2019-07-06 |
| 2557. | MooD (xslel) | 85.68 | 98% | 2020-04-22 |
| 2558. | Drey (ellendren) | 85.67 | 99% | 2020-04-01 |
| 2559. | Nice (crusherbg) | 85.67 | 98% | 2020-06-14 |
| 2560. | Ahead of you (wadehuangjr) | 85.66 | 98% | 2020-08-18 |
| 2561. | melvynAIDS (melvynaids) | 85.59 | 97% | 2020-12-18 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 13,168 | 76.46 | January 13, 2017 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 11 | 58.91 | September 10, 2020 |
| Instant Death Mode | 11 | 114.62 | January 21, 2019 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |