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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660. | Cesar (cesmen00) | 84.71 | 97% | 2019-12-09 |
| 2661. | jfi (jaffyreyes) | 84.70 | 95% | 2020-03-11 |
| 2662. | Slueben (poijn) | 84.70 | 95% | 2019-02-08 |
| 2663. | Nicole (narobin59) | 84.69 | 97% | 2017-09-30 |
| 2664. | Jinhwan (jinhwanlazy) | 84.69 | 98% | 2017-04-28 |
| 2665. | Max Verstappen (algebromaths) | 84.68 | 98% | 2020-08-01 |
| 2666. | Fien (fientje) | 84.65 | 97% | 2019-12-09 |
| 2667. | default car (typingslowly) | 84.65 | 96% | 2018-05-11 |
| 2668. | Survir (survir) | 84.65 | 96% | 2020-10-30 |
| 2669. | Jeamron (jeamronarat) | 84.65 | 97% | 2017-06-20 |
| 2670. | Alleviate (ttomcet) | 84.65 | 94% | 2017-03-31 |
| 2671. | purple (purpleanalogue) | 84.63 | 97% | 2018-05-17 |
| 2672. | Aayush (imqwerty) | 84.62 | 96% | 2019-05-26 |
| 2673. | Jimi (twentey) | 84.62 | 97% | 2017-05-06 |
| 2674. | Ales (_ales) | 84.61 | 98% | 2020-03-21 |
| 2675. | Konrad (chlupkaw) | 84.61 | 97% | 2020-03-21 |
| 2676. | 😼 (dokylis) | 84.60 | 97% | 2020-07-07 |
| 2677. | Amr (amrhachicho) | 84.60 | 98% | 2019-02-08 |
| 2678. | Christian (chrisjooo) | 84.60 | 97% | 2018-05-03 |
| 2679. | cronky (cronky) | 84.58 | 96% | 2020-11-10 |
| 2680. | Frostly (frostlyspark) | 84.58 | 97% | 2017-11-14 |
| 2681. | swag (swagmaster881) | 84.57 | 96% | 2017-06-18 |
| 2682. | Miri (youneedcheeses) | 84.56 | 97% | 2019-04-20 |
| 2683. | Khoi (khoitran) | 84.55 | 98% | 2020-11-29 |
| 2684. | muchinchai (muchinchai) | 84.55 | 98% | 2018-09-27 |
| 2685. | ⊂( ▀ ͜͞ʖ▀)つ (sch... | 84.54 | 98% | 2020-10-15 |
| 2686. | Problem (problem) | 84.54 | 98% | 2020-12-15 |
| 2687. | Ankush (ankush12345) | 84.54 | 97% | 2017-07-01 |
| 2688. | Marcus (x5starmodding) | 84.53 | 96% | 2019-12-19 |
| 2689. | Lew (eyeofth3b3hold3r) | 84.52 | 98% | 2017-06-08 |
| 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 |