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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2471. | Darapsas (darapsas) | 86.31 | 97% | 2018-08-20 |
| 2472. | Ducky (duckyjn) | 86.31 | 96% | 2019-09-26 |
| 2473. | Beksultan (bexultan) | 86.29 | 99% | 2020-07-24 |
| 2474. | havic (havic9) | 86.28 | 97% | 2017-08-09 |
| 2475. | Bryson (bryboi) | 86.28 | 96% | 2020-10-09 |
| 2476. | byte (adlerauge) | 86.27 | 100% | 2019-02-26 |
| 2477. | Raphael (mrgrm89) | 86.27 | 98% | 2017-10-16 |
| 2478. | Aaron (aaronsfury) | 86.26 | 96% | 2020-11-11 |
| 2479. | miorii (sunshinenoya) | 86.24 | 97% | 2020-09-01 |
| 2480. | Jack (jack8888) | 86.23 | 98% | 2020-05-02 |
| 2481. | jake (jakemch) | 86.23 | 97% | 2018-01-25 |
| 2482. | Skyler (hausky) | 86.23 | 97% | 2018-09-24 |
| 2483. | Gay Boi (gayboigaymer) | 86.22 | 96% | 2017-11-03 |
| 2484. | salem (otter64) | 86.18 | 99% | 2020-08-03 |
| 2485. | Noah (slankynoah) | 86.15 | 95% | 2020-10-07 |
| 2486. | dysprosium (dyspr0sium) | 86.14 | 97% | 2019-11-20 |
| 2487. | KTH (kthmanish) | 86.13 | 99% | 2020-10-23 |
| 2488. | 🌠Rubby🌠(mikerubby) | 86.13 | 98% | 2019-02-12 |
| 2489. | mj (keziah) | 86.09 | 98% | 2017-07-15 |
| 2490. | agyon (meikaina) | 86.08 | 96% | 2020-07-18 |
| 2491. | Karen (victrola) | 86.08 | 92% | 2017-02-18 |
| 2492. | Bennett (muddymcdirty) | 86.05 | 98% | 2018-01-16 |
| 2493. | chingchong (lambsaucelocated) | 86.04 | 96% | 2018-04-12 |
| 2494. | jol (some_panda) | 86.03 | 98% | 2020-06-22 |
| 2495. | Charles (leakydinghy) | 86.03 | 96% | 2019-08-01 |
| 2496. | Adam (toaadam) | 86.02 | 98% | 2019-09-25 |
| 2497. | Petter (dvex) | 86.02 | 98% | 2017-09-08 |
| 2498. | JJ (jj111) | 85.99 | 96% | 2019-06-06 |
| 2499. | Rafa (rafael1548) | 85.95 | 96% | 2020-08-03 |
| 2500. | JimmyCrapPr0n (bentoriceballs) | 85.95 | 98% | 2018-03-23 |
| 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 |