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 |
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2119. | Mark (gosquared) | 89.53 | 96% | 2020-08-30 |
2120. | Johan (oxpost) | 89.49 | 98% | 2019-06-18 |
2121. | No (bambusnippel) | 89.49 | 99% | 2018-04-27 |
2122. | Prin (prinreborn) | 89.48 | 98% | 2020-09-10 |
2123. | Marc (randyrandall) | 89.48 | 97% | 2018-01-24 |
2124. | natalie (natannelie) | 89.48 | 96% | 2019-05-03 |
2125. | Mark (mariktypes) | 89.47 | 97% | 2019-10-24 |
2126. | Antman (mastersushichef) | 89.47 | 98% | 2018-05-10 |
2127. | yuvirayz (yuvirayz) | 89.46 | 97% | 2020-03-21 |
2128. | Alexander (alexz132) | 89.45 | 98% | 2019-11-05 |
2129. | Homer (cowmonger) | 89.45 | 98% | 2017-06-07 |
2130. | Akira (akira1957) | 89.44 | 98% | 2018-05-18 |
2131. | cecilia (plumerias) | 89.43 | 98% | 2020-10-06 |
2132. | kalski (kalski) | 89.41 | 97% | 2018-01-06 |
2133. | Ken (i_eat_lights) | 89.40 | 97% | 2019-05-15 |
2134. | Shay (shaymand) | 89.40 | 96% | 2018-06-13 |
2135. | Michael (mjt2007) | 89.38 | 98% | 2017-08-10 |
2136. | (glum) | 89.38 | 98% | 2018-12-07 |
2137. | Anthony (at746) | 89.38 | 98% | 2020-01-28 |
2138. | alex (exdunn) | 89.38 | 98% | 2017-06-16 |
2139. | Angelo (jgello) | 89.36 | 97% | 2019-07-14 |
2140. | iPeanuts (ipeenuts) | 89.35 | 98% | 2020-11-12 |
2141. | stream BTS (bts2013) | 89.35 | 98% | 2020-12-17 |
2142. | doquan (doquannnn) | 89.32 | 97% | 2020-06-02 |
2143. | SomeGuy (hexadecimal101) | 89.29 | 97% | 2018-12-21 |
2144. | Dingli (dinglichao) | 89.28 | 98% | 2018-03-19 |
2145. | Austin (magikyeti) | 89.27 | 98% | 2018-11-01 |
2146. | Dan (dssl86) | 89.27 | 96% | 2018-09-10 |
2147. | Frraval (frravaldotarris) | 89.26 | 98% | 2019-07-12 |
2148. | trigunateet (trigunateet15) | 89.25 | 98% | 2018-02-09 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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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 |