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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2127. | yuvirayz (yuvirayz) | 89.46 | 97% | 2020-03-21 |
| 2128. | Alexander (alexz132) | 89.45 | 98% | 2019-11-05 |
| 2129. | Homer (cowmonger) | 89.45 | 98% | 2017-06-07 |
| 2130. | Akira (akira1957) | 89.44 | 98% | 2018-05-18 |
| 2131. | cecilia (plumerias) | 89.43 | 98% | 2020-10-06 |
| 2132. | kalski (kalski) | 89.41 | 97% | 2018-01-06 |
| 2133. | Ken (i_eat_lights) | 89.40 | 97% | 2019-05-15 |
| 2134. | Shay (shaymand) | 89.40 | 96% | 2018-06-13 |
| 2135. | Michael (mjt2007) | 89.38 | 98% | 2017-08-10 |
| 2136. | (glum) | 89.38 | 98% | 2018-12-07 |
| 2137. | Anthony (at746) | 89.38 | 98% | 2020-01-28 |
| 2138. | alex (exdunn) | 89.38 | 98% | 2017-06-16 |
| 2139. | Angelo (jgello) | 89.36 | 97% | 2019-07-14 |
| 2140. | iPeanuts (ipeenuts) | 89.35 | 98% | 2020-11-12 |
| 2141. | stream BTS (bts2013) | 89.35 | 98% | 2020-12-17 |
| 2142. | doquan (doquannnn) | 89.32 | 97% | 2020-06-02 |
| 2143. | SomeGuy (hexadecimal101) | 89.29 | 97% | 2018-12-21 |
| 2144. | Dingli (dinglichao) | 89.28 | 98% | 2018-03-19 |
| 2145. | Austin (magikyeti) | 89.27 | 98% | 2018-11-01 |
| 2146. | Dan (dssl86) | 89.27 | 96% | 2018-09-10 |
| 2147. | Frraval (frravaldotarris) | 89.26 | 98% | 2019-07-12 |
| 2148. | trigunateet (trigunateet15) | 89.25 | 98% | 2018-02-09 |
| 2149. | James (yuyunoodles) | 89.24 | 97% | 2019-11-11 |
| 2150. | Oscar (oscarfeldman) | 89.23 | 99% | 2020-08-03 |
| 2151. | Jet (lightshade) | 89.20 | 98% | 2020-12-16 |
| 2152. | terence (youdecipher2) | 89.20 | 96% | 2019-04-24 |
| 2153. | Boon Chuan (nitrolego) | 89.19 | 97% | 2020-06-04 |
| 2154. | Bryan (xarga) | 89.19 | 96% | 2019-04-28 |
| 2155. | Tyler (superkai65) | 89.18 | 97% | 2020-07-25 |
| 2156. | Rasmus (sbares) | 89.18 | 99% | 2020-11-12 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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| 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 |