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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3041. | Script (scriptmonkey_) | 81.70 | 98% | 2019-07-24 |
| 3042. | Zach (encasedthought) | 81.69 | 97% | 2017-07-22 |
| 3043. | twitch.tv/telken_ (telken_i... | 81.69 | 96% | 2019-08-25 |
| 3044. | Joe (agentcursez) | 81.68 | 90% | 2017-03-09 |
| 3045. | Steven (gamma_knife17) | 81.68 | 97% | 2020-09-20 |
| 3046. | arnav (junkbaby) | 81.68 | 95% | 2018-12-06 |
| 3047. | Arman (yesenarman) | 81.68 | 97% | 2018-09-22 |
| 3048. | uɐǝS (seanofabob) | 81.67 | 97% | 2019-07-16 |
| 3049. | Christopher (chrischafin) | 81.66 | 97% | 2020-05-31 |
| 3050. | Vache (vacheka) | 81.66 | 98% | 2020-07-03 |
| 3051. | Allan (itsgam3tyme) | 81.65 | 97% | 2018-04-26 |
| 3052. | Ninja (ninjaacat) | 81.65 | 95% | 2020-11-08 |
| 3053. | Bot (348866896) | 81.65 | 97% | 2018-12-11 |
| 3054. | Suhas (suhasmaddali007) | 81.64 | 96% | 2020-06-25 |
| 3055. | Kikka (g8n_renzan) | 81.64 | 96% | 2017-09-07 |
| 3056. | Christian (ominousc) | 81.64 | 97% | 2018-01-27 |
| 3057. | Dan (devildub) | 81.63 | 97% | 2019-04-23 |
| 3058. | William (wbeard01) | 81.62 | 93% | 2020-08-04 |
| 3059. | Nick (nick1347) | 81.61 | 97% | 2020-08-12 |
| 3060. | flaskur (flaskur) | 81.61 | 97% | 2020-11-15 |
| 3061. | Alper (skroas) | 81.61 | 98% | 2017-06-09 |
| 3062. | Nick (kmkhami) | 81.61 | 97% | 2017-11-02 |
| 3063. | Bananko (bananko) | 81.60 | 98% | 2017-12-19 |
| 3064. | saksham (withsakki) | 81.59 | 96% | 2017-05-27 |
| 3065. | Patrick (pstarr) | 81.59 | 97% | 2017-10-25 |
| 3066. | invjac (invjac) | 81.57 | 96% | 2018-01-11 |
| 3067. | Randy (randytheelite) | 81.54 | 98% | 2017-10-22 |
| 3068. | Brandon (tulanut) | 81.54 | 96% | 2020-11-15 |
| 3069. | Spacecraft555 (spacecraft555) | 81.53 | 97% | 2017-12-14 |
| 3070. | Chieh laptop (leejay8011piq) | 81.51 | 97% | 2020-10-25 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |