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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5797. | Chris (christrilling) | 61.71 | 95% | 2018-04-16 |
| 5798. | Ty (quachgiaty) | 61.71 | 99% | 2017-06-14 |
| 5799. | PlanckEz (osp254) | 61.68 | 98% | 2020-12-15 |
| 5800. | Renato (ato2000) | 61.68 | 97% | 2017-08-22 |
| 5801. | Jeffrey (jshen13) | 61.67 | 95% | 2017-09-17 |
| 5802. | Loopdreams (loopdreams) | 61.66 | 97% | 2019-03-02 |
| 5803. | Jahed (jahed100) | 61.65 | 98% | 2020-08-22 |
| 5804. | Hau (jackie1997) | 61.64 | 97% | 2018-07-12 |
| 5805. | Ludvig (lelzarenn) | 61.63 | 91% | 2017-01-15 |
| 5806. | Jarek (yorrickus) | 61.63 | 98% | 2018-05-23 |
| 5807. | Brecht (brazilie) | 61.63 | 96% | 2017-07-05 |
| 5808. | kiddo (cringeworthykiddo) | 61.63 | 95% | 2017-11-21 |
| 5809. | Jiayi (jiayiliu) | 61.63 | 97% | 2018-04-01 |
| 5810. | Javier (javiertzr01) | 61.62 | 93% | 2017-12-08 |
| 5811. | Marvin (super_nam) | 61.62 | 97% | 2019-07-02 |
| 5812. | Santi (acolombian) | 61.61 | 94% | 2019-02-07 |
| 5813. | Andrew (alzhu) | 61.60 | 96% | 2019-08-14 |
| 5814. | Redsource (redsource) | 61.60 | 96% | 2017-08-14 |
| 5815. | Joshua (hail_hydra) | 61.58 | 94% | 2019-09-28 |
| 5816. | Tim (ts00834811) | 61.58 | 91% | 2017-02-01 |
| 5817. | Vinayak (vinayaksuresh) | 61.57 | 96% | 2017-06-21 |
| 5818. | BarbBlackburn (3xx8iycrr3xy... | 61.57 | 98% | 2018-09-24 |
| 5819. | silverfish (s1lverfish) | 61.56 | 96% | 2020-08-14 |
| 5820. | Bobban (bobban) | 61.56 | 98% | 2017-11-07 |
| 5821. | FluffyDragon (kevin2003) | 61.56 | 97% | 2018-05-03 |
| 5822. | K2 (kenji2) | 61.56 | 99% | 2017-02-20 |
| 5823. | Pradip (pradipg) | 61.55 | 96% | 2017-11-15 |
| 5824. | Alex (agnst) | 61.55 | 97% | 2020-08-25 |
| 5825. | JustType (justtype03) | 61.51 | 96% | 2019-10-11 |
| 5826. | Kamyar (kamyar_raisee) | 61.51 | 98% | 2017-11-19 |
| 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 |