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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995. | BEing VinCI (ppubalo) | 90.49 | 99% | 2017-07-30 |
| 1996. | michael (michaelandjack) | 90.47 | 100% | 2020-11-30 |
| 1997. | Yao (sweetdollatea) | 90.46 | 97% | 2018-11-13 |
| 1998. | sheep (theonesheep) | 90.44 | 96% | 2020-09-25 |
| 1999. | Madison (mnbutler) | 90.43 | 98% | 2018-07-13 |
| 2000. | Ecie (ecie) | 90.43 | 98% | 2018-12-15 |
| 2001. | Nico (cuber) | 90.43 | 97% | 2020-06-27 |
| 2002. | Marek (ksydry_nt_pbt) | 90.42 | 97% | 2017-09-21 |
| 2003. | Khan Ali (shahkhan) | 90.41 | 99% | 2018-02-06 |
| 2004. | cielo (cieloregs) | 90.40 | 97% | 2019-09-25 |
| 2005. | Pedro (timboly3) | 90.40 | 97% | 2020-01-10 |
| 2006. | M (myles_jb) | 90.40 | 96% | 2020-08-16 |
| 2007. | Alex (rbnbn) | 90.39 | 96% | 2020-03-22 |
| 2008. | masterjabzz25 (masterjabzz25) | 90.39 | 97% | 2019-08-12 |
| 2009. | Dank (mafiga) | 90.38 | 98% | 2018-02-11 |
| 2010. | DZXC (sdzxc) | 90.38 | 98% | 2020-10-16 |
| 2011. | Daryl (t3kk3rs) | 90.37 | 97% | 2019-12-16 |
| 2012. | Caity ✨ (caity_g) | 90.35 | 98% | 2018-12-21 |
| 2013. | svs (svs_manee) | 90.35 | 98% | 2018-05-03 |
| 2014. | Angelo (yonep) | 90.35 | 96% | 2017-04-29 |
| 2015. | Bitter (bittermango) | 90.34 | 98% | 2019-08-11 |
| 2016. | sdfsdf (onimoose) | 90.33 | 97% | 2020-06-01 |
| 2017. | ヴィオレット (urskrub) | 90.33 | 98% | 2020-09-20 |
| 2018. | André (andrevicente) | 90.33 | 95% | 2019-08-07 |
| 2019. | Matt (bigmtg25) | 90.33 | 98% | 2018-05-18 |
| 2020. | Martin (elementhh) | 90.32 | 98% | 2020-10-08 |
| 2021. | Scaviferro (scaviferro) | 90.32 | 97% | 2017-12-04 |
| 2022. | 🥀ܐܘܔܢ🦅 (ogin) | 90.32 | 94% | 2017-04-05 |
| 2023. | :( (omgmonkey) | 90.31 | 97% | 2018-07-25 |
| 2024. | Vlad (vladcucu) | 90.31 | 98% | 2018-04-04 |
| 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 |