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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2807. | BiefBink (biefbink) | 83.28 | 95% | 2019-01-15 |
| 2808. | kevin (pepelaugh) | 83.28 | 97% | 2019-04-09 |
| 2809. | Hengky (hengkysanjaya) | 83.28 | 95% | 2018-06-07 |
| 2810. | carlos (carlit0) | 83.27 | 96% | 2018-03-25 |
| 2811. | heshashin (chkhsmtyvneli) | 83.25 | 96% | 2020-10-24 |
| 2812. | Love you Reckful (iwonlife) | 83.25 | 96% | 2018-05-21 |
| 2813. | Needle (engineerblanket) | 83.22 | 97% | 2017-12-05 |
| 2814. | Aya (uwub) | 83.22 | 98% | 2020-12-05 |
| 2815. | Michael (ren206) | 83.21 | 97% | 2020-04-18 |
| 2816. | Shapes (yshapes) | 83.20 | 97% | 2020-08-12 |
| 2817. | Felipe (felipegomes) | 83.19 | 99% | 2017-12-06 |
| 2818. | Kid from Beyoğlu (euthymia) | 83.19 | 97% | 2020-02-22 |
| 2819. | Dharma (cdharmateja) | 83.18 | 100% | 2020-02-21 |
| 2820. | Aaron (1377718) | 83.17 | 98% | 2018-12-11 |
| 2821. | Barry (rip21) | 83.16 | 98% | 2018-02-22 |
| 2822. | Brent (brentdrns) | 83.15 | 97% | 2019-08-27 |
| 2823. | deget (deget) | 83.14 | 98% | 2019-02-22 |
| 2824. | Alonne (freeman_1337) | 83.14 | 97% | 2018-01-27 |
| 2825. | Siddharth (siddharthkurnal) | 83.14 | 96% | 2020-06-04 |
| 2826. | Ken (imnotagreenplant) | 83.13 | 97% | 2019-10-24 |
| 2827. | Wei (rebeccawei7) | 83.13 | 97% | 2017-07-16 |
| 2828. | Dave (hankatola) | 83.12 | 93% | 2017-04-26 |
| 2829. | Justin (therenzhe) | 83.12 | 97% | 2020-10-29 |
| 2830. | 144p 1998 VW Beetle (stryke... | 83.11 | 96% | 2019-12-01 |
| 2831. | Sunny (thacre8iv3) | 83.10 | 95% | 2018-11-29 |
| 2832. | touch me (sertouchme) | 83.10 | 99% | 2020-11-30 |
| 2833. | uwos (artuist) | 83.09 | 97% | 2018-09-06 |
| 2834. | Night (nightjack) | 83.08 | 97% | 2019-08-15 |
| 2835. | mayo (mayo_tp01) | 83.07 | 97% | 2017-12-17 |
| 2836. | Jack (user85793) | 83.07 | 99% | 2020-07-27 |
| 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 |