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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4168. | Kamil (smokinmon) | 73.63 | 96% | 2020-04-26 |
| 4169. | Thanh (d_t_nguyen) | 73.63 | 95% | 2017-05-04 |
| 4170. | Bao (sushivision) | 73.62 | 98% | 2019-05-22 |
| 4171. | Kiang (dodadoa) | 73.62 | 97% | 2017-07-08 |
| 4172. | bub (eatoe) | 73.60 | 96% | 2020-11-05 |
| 4173. | STRA (sbs20011) | 73.58 | 98% | 2017-06-26 |
| 4174. | David (king_cao1) | 73.56 | 96% | 2020-12-06 |
| 4175. | Typing (typing_racer_typer) | 73.54 | 97% | 2020-09-19 |
| 4176. | simon (datarama) | 73.51 | 97% | 2019-07-01 |
| 4177. | bone app the teeth (zestymem) | 73.50 | 93% | 2018-09-23 |
| 4178. | stl (stl74) | 73.50 | 96% | 2017-01-29 |
| 4179. | Andrew (furosion) | 73.49 | 95% | 2017-06-07 |
| 4180. | Liam (retrorocker) | 73.48 | 93% | 2020-02-03 |
| 4181. | Nayef (nayefk) | 73.48 | 97% | 2019-04-30 |
| 4182. | Johnny (boneritis) | 73.47 | 97% | 2018-09-25 |
| 4183. | Purple_love (purple_love_) | 73.47 | 98% | 2018-09-07 |
| 4184. | Pearson (pearsonsm) | 73.46 | 95% | 2019-03-09 |
| 4185. | Sebastian (0rangetree) | 73.46 | 96% | 2020-06-06 |
| 4186. | Anant (hero_shukla) | 73.46 | 96% | 2020-12-01 |
| 4187. | Daniel (daneulaz) | 73.45 | 97% | 2020-08-12 |
| 4188. | Tuxtampa (tuxtampa) | 73.45 | 97% | 2019-05-22 |
| 4189. | theo (theodoro) | 73.44 | 92% | 2017-03-12 |
| 4190. | Alexandru (abulatg) | 73.43 | 97% | 2020-11-15 |
| 4191. | Sea Dog (seadoggo) | 73.43 | 97% | 2018-01-06 |
| 4192. | Joseph (typemaster39) | 73.43 | 98% | 2017-11-01 |
| 4193. | Sameer (sameersadiq1) | 73.43 | 97% | 2017-04-13 |
| 4194. | Collin (ginganinjaqqq) | 73.40 | 95% | 2017-05-27 |
| 4195. | Max (dirtyracer69) | 73.39 | 97% | 2019-10-18 |
| 4196. | Phantom (phantomx0990) | 73.38 | 97% | 2017-09-25 |
| 4197. | xxneoxx (xxneoxx) | 73.37 | 98% | 2017-09-29 |
| 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 |