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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3278. | Dean (doogong) | 79.72 | 98% | 2018-07-12 |
| 3279. | rainbowdash (ranebowdash) | 79.72 | 96% | 2017-01-24 |
| 3280. | Tyler (ducks4life18) | 79.71 | 95% | 2019-09-13 |
| 3281. | randy (randy10122) | 79.70 | 96% | 2020-10-31 |
| 3282. | NYLE XD (unknownboi) | 79.69 | 91% | 2017-01-31 |
| 3283. | mogi (mogspls) | 79.68 | 97% | 2018-10-09 |
| 3284. | Harry (bonogo123) | 79.67 | 98% | 2020-12-19 |
| 3285. | komaru (komaru) | 79.66 | 97% | 2018-06-06 |
| 3286. | ashley (kodak023) | 79.65 | 97% | 2020-12-18 |
| 3287. | Magishian (magishian) | 79.65 | 99% | 2020-10-17 |
| 3288. | Joshua (sonofanfiel96) | 79.65 | 88% | 2017-05-23 |
| 3289. | Kendall (nineagon) | 79.64 | 96% | 2017-09-20 |
| 3290. | heard (cor_samurai) | 79.63 | 96% | 2019-04-24 |
| 3291. | deceptive (sergisreal) | 79.63 | 98% | 2019-11-09 |
| 3292. | Ammar (muhammad_ammar01) | 79.63 | 88% | 2017-02-06 |
| 3293. | ethan (chorboe) | 79.63 | 96% | 2020-11-18 |
| 3294. | SpongeTypes (spongetypes) | 79.62 | 97% | 2020-11-25 |
| 3295. | DEX (dbrown1e) | 79.62 | 97% | 2019-07-14 |
| 3296. | Dongo (dongodm) | 79.61 | 97% | 2019-03-28 |
| 3297. | mrklein (mrklein) | 79.60 | 97% | 2020-03-20 |
| 3298. | Yeesh (yeesh) | 79.59 | 98% | 2020-08-22 |
| 3299. | Jason (epiking) | 79.59 | 97% | 2017-06-05 |
| 3300. | Zack (bungmcbooga) | 79.58 | 97% | 2020-12-02 |
| 3301. | Zor-Pieu (peter00151) | 79.58 | 97% | 2020-08-22 |
| 3302. | Markus (mkh90) | 79.58 | 98% | 2020-03-02 |
| 3303. | Nasir (c3mohamn) | 79.57 | 97% | 2018-09-05 |
| 3304. | ydarg (ydarg12) | 79.57 | 97% | 2018-06-14 |
| 3305. | Fjord (fjord41) | 79.57 | 97% | 2019-05-01 |
| 3306. | fiona (fionaonyourmind) | 79.57 | 96% | 2020-11-24 |
| 3307. | Dan (tf2dan) | 79.57 | 91% | 2017-03-19 |
| 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 |