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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52. | Andrei (_son_) | 151.57 | 99% | 2020-09-29 |
| 53. | (mpu1) | 151.13 | 99% | 2018-10-05 |
| 54. | Strange Spaghetti (residober) | 151.05 | 99% | 2018-08-06 |
| 55. | (lhykv) | 150.46 | 100% | 2019-09-04 |
| 56. | paperboy ditty (wordracer888) | 150.34 | 99% | 2019-09-03 |
| 57. | lavΓ© (traben) | 150.12 | 99% | 2020-03-19 |
| 58. | (midinerd) | 150.07 | 99% | 2017-02-22 |
| 59. | β§π¦ππππ¦β§ ... | 149.80 | 98% | 2020-08-07 |
| 60. | (disclo5ure) | 149.46 | 99% | 2017-08-02 |
| 61. | (pizzatakada) | 149.38 | 99% | 2019-01-07 |
| 62. | beat me if u can ; (bblaise) | 149.23 | 100% | 2017-07-12 |
| 63. | E (weihceinre) | 149.11 | 99% | 2018-05-11 |
| 64. | vinnii (slowvinni) | 148.87 | 100% | 2020-06-02 |
| 65. | (mokori) | 148.83 | 98% | 2017-04-29 |
| 66. | Kathy (nonquitforizzy) | 148.55 | 92% | 2017-05-06 |
| 67. | (zterrence) | 148.45 | 98% | 2017-05-10 |
| 68. | Synx (synx) | 147.98 | 99% | 2017-09-12 |
| 69. | οΌΆο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ (v... | 147.85 | 98.7% | 2018-07-03 |
| 70. | oak (oaksmudge) | 147.38 | 98% | 2020-11-18 |
| 71. | (nickyflash) | 147.37 | 100% | 2018-12-07 |
| 72. | (nutmuffen) | 147.06 | 100% | 2017-01-21 |
| 73. | (osbot) | 146.72 | 97% | 2017-03-17 |
| 74. | Larryjr (alanis) | 146.63 | 100% | 2018-11-30 |
| 75. | Fraze (dunklioscious) | 146.57 | 99% | 2020-12-02 |
| 76. | (landarian) | 146.45 | 98% | 2020-07-17 |
| 77. | (mathandphysicsftw) | 146.40 | 99% | 2018-01-23 |
| 78. | (gdardis) | 146.34 | 100% | 2019-05-11 |
| 79. | (dittowill) | 145.69 | 100% | 2017-06-13 |
| 80. | miss index (plorksauce) | 145.43 | 98% | 2018-04-15 |
| 81. | (xayiver) | 145.41 | 98% | 2019-08-24 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 13,168 | 76.46 | January 13, 2017 |
| Instant Death Mode | 11 | 114.62 | January 21, 2019 |
| α Stenography | 11 | 58.91 | September 10, 2020 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |