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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2630. | carve (carve) | 85.02 | 97% | 2017-08-27 |
| 2631. | stefan (kolevstefan) | 85.01 | 98% | 2020-06-02 |
| 2632. | Pearson (pechu) | 84.98 | 97% | 2020-04-10 |
| 2633. | Yihoi (equation) | 84.96 | 98% | 2020-07-25 |
| 2634. | szekula (typegodxxx) | 84.96 | 97% | 2018-11-24 |
| 2635. | Mom (mahm) | 84.95 | 93% | 2017-01-28 |
| 2636. | Kyrstin (krolfing) | 84.93 | 97% | 2019-07-16 |
| 2637. | javed (m.javediqbal51214@gm... | 84.93 | 96% | 2017-04-24 |
| 2638. | hello (rachelismygirl) | 84.92 | 96% | 2020-07-30 |
| 2639. | Kumar (kayush) | 84.92 | 97% | 2019-11-15 |
| 2640. | Wszxvq (wszxvq) | 84.92 | 93% | 2017-02-03 |
| 2641. | Herman (hermantam) | 84.91 | 97% | 2018-07-01 |
| 2642. | john helldiver (ireallymatt... | 84.91 | 95% | 2019-10-16 |
| 2643. | Diz (dzlzrd) | 84.91 | 98% | 2018-09-08 |
| 2644. | kostia (kostia244) | 84.90 | 98% | 2020-03-09 |
| 2645. | Ashtra (ashtra) | 84.89 | 97% | 2020-09-29 |
| 2646. | Dylan (typingtrucker222) | 84.88 | 97% | 2019-10-31 |
| 2647. | cho (chcastr) | 84.88 | 95% | 2017-06-23 |
| 2648. | Auxrehor (ephraim1234) | 84.87 | 98% | 2018-05-14 |
| 2649. | Sarah (sarahla2) | 84.87 | 97% | 2019-08-06 |
| 2650. | Slowest typer (bikinbaru15) | 84.86 | 98% | 2018-02-20 |
| 2651. | George (sk8ereid) | 84.85 | 97% | 2017-09-04 |
| 2652. | jake (jakeoha) | 84.85 | 96% | 2019-07-06 |
| 2653. | Nox (potatogangsta) | 84.83 | 97% | 2020-12-10 |
| 2654. | Gabu (auuu) | 84.83 | 98% | 2017-09-20 |
| 2655. | Sparik (sparik) | 84.79 | 97% | 2017-08-21 |
| 2656. | GOBLIN (xgoblin) | 84.78 | 98% | 2020-08-21 |
| 2657. | Kah Lok (vindiesel123) | 84.75 | 97% | 2017-10-17 |
| 2658. | Matthias (matthiaslai) | 84.74 | 96% | 2017-10-10 |
| 2659. | qwerty (strongly_typed_qwerty) | 84.73 | 99% | 2020-07-23 |
| 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 |