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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1610. | cruise control (terminator_... | 94.59 | 97% | 2020-08-06 |
| 1611. | nika (nika07) | 94.57 | 98% | 2020-09-01 |
| 1612. | Leon (icepulse937) | 94.56 | 97% | 2019-01-28 |
| 1613. | Giancarlo (topqualityoats) | 94.55 | 99% | 2018-04-19 |
| 1614. | Samuli (st6er) | 94.55 | 97% | 2019-09-05 |
| 1615. | byronze (toqoz) | 94.55 | 98% | 2018-02-13 |
| 1616. | Ted (macfan) | 94.54 | 98% | 2018-08-31 |
| 1617. | Sebastian (sebban) | 94.52 | 96% | 2020-12-09 |
| 1618. | coolmans250 (coolmans250) | 94.52 | 98% | 2020-09-19 |
| 1619. | David (dcoh91) | 94.52 | 98% | 2020-04-23 |
| 1620. | Bill (linyirun) | 94.51 | 97% | 2020-07-01 |
| 1621. | Hater (hateself) | 94.51 | 98% | 2017-08-26 |
| 1622. | Kevin (kevgod48) | 94.50 | 96% | 2020-11-27 |
| 1623. | Novadeluxe (fuccboy420) | 94.50 | 97% | 2018-10-08 |
| 1624. | Dog (octixam) | 94.48 | 92% | 2017-02-10 |
| 1625. | hardik (labeitazer) | 94.45 | 98% | 2020-09-07 |
| 1626. | Andrew (themexicantac0) | 94.44 | 97% | 2019-02-12 |
| 1627. | Action (actionjackson76) | 94.44 | 98% | 2020-05-26 |
| 1628. | Zs (sslayer) | 94.43 | 98% | 2019-09-02 |
| 1629. | Duong (softtyper) | 94.42 | 99% | 2017-03-23 |
| 1630. | Zach (zachtepp) | 94.40 | 98% | 2019-07-21 |
| 1631. | Brandon (gdbrandon) | 94.38 | 89% | 2017-02-27 |
| 1632. | Urriev (urriev) | 94.38 | 98% | 2017-06-15 |
| 1633. | slowdown plz (abulkhairi) | 94.36 | 97% | 2017-08-13 |
| 1634. | Ismail (shadowwalker3) | 94.36 | 98% | 2018-03-23 |
| 1635. | Kkaayyemm (kkaayyemm) | 94.34 | 96% | 2018-03-01 |
| 1636. | Leena (leenatran) | 94.31 | 99% | 2019-11-07 |
| 1637. | Tane (husquin) | 94.30 | 97% | 2020-12-12 |
| 1638. | Iddy (iddy1997) | 94.29 | 98% | 2019-05-27 |
| 1639. | Hukouma (hukouma) | 94.28 | 95% | 2020-07-20 |
| 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 |