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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280. | Christian (chrisshaw) | 125.75 | 98% | 2020-05-30 |
| 281. | Jiahui (jumban) | 125.74 | 98% | 2019-11-13 |
| 282. | Ioana (yamayama) | 125.73 | 99% | 2020-03-21 |
| 283. | dq (dqmaniac) | 125.67 | 99% | 2017-12-17 |
| 284. | Sorgair (sorgair) | 125.62 | 100% | 2019-09-26 |
| 285. | Kevin (kchoy) | 125.60 | 99% | 2020-08-13 |
| 286. | PaoPao (paolo1221) | 125.58 | 99% | 2018-12-03 |
| 287. | s3rez (s3rez) | 125.44 | 98% | 2020-10-25 |
| 288. | armin (fx_skrrt) | 125.37 | 98% | 2020-08-20 |
| 289. | lithium's after image (lith... | 125.21 | 98% | 2020-08-25 |
| 290. | Hilda (hildamd) | 125.10 | 98% | 2017-06-29 |
| 291. | ChurM8 (churm8) | 124.88 | 99% | 2020-09-25 |
| 292. | Phire (phire) | 124.74 | 99% | 2019-08-23 |
| 293. | what it do (argig) | 124.69 | 97% | 2017-05-28 |
| 294. | Andrew (bigfatsnoozy) | 124.59 | 96% | 2017-02-10 |
| 295. | Paulie (pauliegohome) | 124.57 | 98% | 2017-10-12 |
| 296. | The (thedoct0r) | 124.48 | 99% | 2020-07-14 |
| 297. | king (kingstealth) | 124.47 | 98% | 2020-09-21 |
| 298. | Aria7 (quitsallraces) | 124.45 | 99% | 2017-08-25 |
| 299. | Brandon (blta) | 124.38 | 100% | 2017-05-11 |
| 300. | Brandon (kotenus) | 124.32 | 98% | 2019-11-08 |
| 301. | Mrotaku (mrotaku) | 124.30 | 98% | 2020-04-12 |
| 302. | Noom (noomo) | 124.27 | 96% | 2018-08-22 |
| 303. | old account (geometricv) | 124.18 | 98% | 2020-08-11 |
| 304. | Rey (typingaccount3) | 124.11 | 99% | 2019-11-27 |
| 305. | Kitty (kxkixi) | 123.92 | 100% | 2020-02-06 |
| 306. | Carl (realrealyalan) | 123.82 | 98% | 2019-11-01 |
| 307. | (adma) | 123.80 | 97% | 2020-04-22 |
| 308. | z (caesar123) | 123.70 | 98% | 2017-09-21 |
| 309. | Jackie (bluezor) | 123.64 | 98% | 2018-10-28 |
| 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 |