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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3259. | Magishian (magishian) | 79.65 | 99% | 2020-10-17 |
| 3260. | Joshua (sonofanfiel96) | 79.65 | 88% | 2017-05-23 |
| 3261. | Kendall (nineagon) | 79.64 | 96% | 2017-09-20 |
| 3262. | heard (cor_samurai) | 79.63 | 96% | 2019-04-24 |
| 3263. | deceptive (sergisreal) | 79.63 | 98% | 2019-11-09 |
| 3264. | Ammar (muhammad_ammar01) | 79.63 | 88% | 2017-02-06 |
| 3265. | ethan (chorboe) | 79.63 | 96% | 2020-11-18 |
| 3266. | SpongeTypes (spongetypes) | 79.62 | 97% | 2020-11-25 |
| 3267. | DEX (dbrown1e) | 79.62 | 97% | 2019-07-14 |
| 3268. | Dongo (dongodm) | 79.61 | 97% | 2019-03-28 |
| 3269. | mrklein (mrklein) | 79.60 | 97% | 2020-03-20 |
| 3270. | Yeesh (yeesh) | 79.59 | 98% | 2020-08-22 |
| 3271. | Jason (epiking) | 79.59 | 97% | 2017-06-05 |
| 3272. | Zack (bungmcbooga) | 79.58 | 97% | 2020-12-02 |
| 3273. | Zor-Pieu (peter00151) | 79.58 | 97% | 2020-08-22 |
| 3274. | Markus (mkh90) | 79.58 | 98% | 2020-03-02 |
| 3275. | Nasir (c3mohamn) | 79.57 | 97% | 2018-09-05 |
| 3276. | ydarg (ydarg12) | 79.57 | 97% | 2018-06-14 |
| 3277. | Fjord (fjord41) | 79.57 | 97% | 2019-05-01 |
| 3278. | fiona (fionaonyourmind) | 79.57 | 96% | 2020-11-24 |
| 3279. | Dan (tf2dan) | 79.57 | 91% | 2017-03-19 |
| 3280. | Rex (runningturtle) | 79.55 | 97% | 2020-10-29 |
| 3281. | Rall (raullll) | 79.55 | 95% | 2020-01-27 |
| 3282. | N3gativeZero (whatsupbrandon) | 79.54 | 95% | 2020-04-25 |
| 3283. | Lina (linathefastestyper) | 79.54 | 98% | 2019-12-24 |
| 3284. | Isaac (typingsakc) | 79.53 | 97% | 2020-09-03 |
| 3285. | Dexter Chew (newtotyping) | 79.53 | 98% | 2020-10-27 |
| 3286. | David (dyslectric) | 79.52 | 99% | 2018-07-31 |
| 3287. | colemak andy (overcomplexif... | 79.52 | 97% | 2020-12-18 |
| 3288. | n00b (gimape07) | 79.52 | 97% | 2020-01-21 |
| 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 |