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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2492. | whale (lewist) | 85.88 | 97% | 2019-11-03 |
| 2493. | Alan (ehlin) | 85.88 | 98% | 2020-09-20 |
| 2494. | Jay (jdpthota) | 85.88 | 98% | 2019-11-09 |
| 2495. | wahuh (whansen46516) | 85.87 | 98% | 2020-06-14 |
| 2496. | Javier (jozuna) | 85.86 | 97% | 2017-12-19 |
| 2497. | Johnny (johnchan215) | 85.86 | 97% | 2019-04-20 |
| 2498. | Bodhi$attiva (ptran) | 85.84 | 99% | 2018-05-24 |
| 2499. | Macy (macy200200) | 85.83 | 98% | 2019-11-01 |
| 2500. | cruderustle (cruderustle) | 85.83 | 97% | 2019-05-18 |
| 2501. | Gene (gene77) | 85.83 | 98% | 2019-07-21 |
| 2502. | maxwell (coffeelk) | 85.82 | 98% | 2020-09-10 |
| 2503. | Jonathan (jonfranche) | 85.82 | 98% | 2020-05-27 |
| 2504. | robdude22 (robodude22) | 85.81 | 95% | 2020-11-12 |
| 2505. | Lawrence (imetsia) | 85.81 | 96% | 2020-09-23 |
| 2506. | DANIEL S WEGGA (dizo) | 85.80 | 99% | 2017-08-10 |
| 2507. | Jeff (pupsthemurderer) | 85.80 | 99% | 2017-08-19 |
| 2508. | Oaktree (oaktree0) | 85.78 | 98% | 2020-01-08 |
| 2509. | Andrew (swissarmyman) | 85.78 | 96% | 2018-08-21 |
| 2510. | ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (sarsippius) | 85.78 | 98% | 2017-09-20 |
| 2511. | Liquid (liquidlemon) | 85.77 | 98% | 2019-01-10 |
| 2512. | Jason (bigswass) | 85.75 | 96% | 2018-12-17 |
| 2513. | Duck (duckduckwhale) | 85.75 | 98% | 2020-06-06 |
| 2514. | James (wnston) | 85.71 | 95% | 2020-10-29 |
| 2515. | Jeffrey (rhetoricalseal) | 85.71 | 97% | 2019-03-07 |
| 2516. | fabik (fabianww) | 85.71 | 97% | 2019-11-11 |
| 2517. | connie (conxlee) | 85.70 | 96% | 2019-11-07 |
| 2518. | brocklesnerd (bigguyforyou29) | 85.68 | 96% | 2019-07-06 |
| 2519. | MooD (xslel) | 85.68 | 98% | 2020-04-22 |
| 2520. | Nice (crusherbg) | 85.67 | 98% | 2020-06-14 |
| 2521. | palestine will be free (ell... | 85.67 | 99% | 2020-04-01 |
| 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 |