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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3594. | THE KID (nschattner) | 77.65 | 96% | 2017-09-27 |
| 3595. | Brandon (imbrand0n) | 77.64 | 97% | 2018-12-27 |
| 3596. | ales_ (ales_) | 77.63 | 97% | 2020-04-19 |
| 3597. | Anthony (lieant95) | 77.62 | 99% | 2019-01-23 |
| 3598. | Michael (raczcar) | 77.62 | 97% | 2018-05-27 |
| 3599. | David (cuber988) | 77.62 | 96% | 2020-01-14 |
| 3600. | Valtsu (copywriter) | 77.62 | 97% | 2020-01-08 |
| 3601. | Vroom (mariotaughtmetyping) | 77.62 | 98% | 2018-06-25 |
| 3602. | Hao (truonganhhao) | 77.61 | 97% | 2020-01-10 |
| 3603. | Pew (prettypls) | 77.61 | 93% | 2017-05-19 |
| 3604. | I'm a noob (xpfxzxc) | 77.57 | 99% | 2019-01-11 |
| 3605. | samuel (samuelhalim12) | 77.56 | 98% | 2018-08-12 |
| 3606. | Vaibhav (vaibhav974) | 77.56 | 99% | 2018-04-04 |
| 3607. | Charles (armdev) | 77.55 | 98% | 2020-06-16 |
| 3608. | Devin (noobiedaniels) | 77.54 | 97% | 2020-06-12 |
| 3609. | UNTiTLED (pshy0) | 77.54 | 99% | 2017-12-13 |
| 3610. | sendhilkumar (coolsendhil) | 77.53 | 99% | 2019-05-30 |
| 3611. | Joel (clashofkeys) | 77.52 | 91% | 2017-02-04 |
| 3612. | Oscar (nacl322) | 77.52 | 94% | 2017-11-24 |
| 3613. | Arsalan (vodkagunznbabez) | 77.52 | 98% | 2017-05-22 |
| 3614. | kevin (thurst) | 77.50 | 92% | 2017-04-27 |
| 3615. | Brian (outremonde) | 77.49 | 97% | 2020-10-06 |
| 3616. | Dániel (yertofex) | 77.49 | 98% | 2018-03-27 |
| 3617. | JoJo (tasty_food) | 77.48 | 97% | 2019-10-02 |
| 3618. | Cod3 (cod3_catz) | 77.48 | 97% | 2018-10-24 |
| 3619. | kway (kway) | 77.48 | 96% | 2017-09-10 |
| 3620. | King (dykflint) | 77.48 | 96% | 2017-06-18 |
| 3621. | El (el_tigre90) | 77.46 | 98% | 2019-09-25 |
| 3622. | Tong (tongvu) | 77.46 | 97% | 2019-11-22 |
| 3623. | sfg (nigh) | 77.46 | 97% | 2018-03-18 |
| 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 |