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Abrin, an Uncommon card
Abrin is an extremely toxic toxalbumin found in the seeds of the rosary pea, Abrus precatorius.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 55
- Power
- 119
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 35,000
Power 119 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Abrin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Abrin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It has a ______ lethal dose of 0.7 micrograms per kilogram of body mass when given to mice intravenously.
Answer
median. It has a median lethal dose of 0.7 micrograms per kilogram of body mass when given to mice intravenously. From the Abrin article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The median toxic dose for humans ranges from 10 to ____ micrograms per kilogram when ingested and is 3.3 micrograms per kilogram when inhaled.
Answer
1000s. The median toxic dose for humans ranges from 10 to 1000 micrograms per kilogram when ingested and is 3.3 micrograms per kilogram when inhaled. From the Abrin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Vacation. Vacation 70 · Nusantara 67 · Abrin 64 · Sophia Antipolis 60 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It has a median lethal dose of 0.7 micrograms per kilogram of body mass when given to mice intravenously.
- The median toxic dose for humans ranges from 10 to 1000 micrograms per kilogram when ingested and is 3.3 micrograms per kilogram when inhaled.
- Abrin is a ribosome inhibiting protein like ricin, a toxin which can be found in the seeds of the castor oil plant, and pulchellin, a toxin which can be found in the seeds of Abrus pulchellus.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Abrin article was read about 35,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 55: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Abrin
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The cards just above and just below Abrin in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Mickey's ToontownUncommon · Society · ATK 65 DEF 54
- Herzegovina-Neretva CantonUncommon · Nature · ATK 66 DEF 53
- Jean-Baptiste TavernierUncommon · History · ATK 66 DEF 53
- Sophia AntipolisUncommon · Society · ATK 60 DEF 59
- VacationUncommon · Society · ATK 70 DEF 49
- Alan RufusUncommon · History · ATK 67 DEF 52
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Abrin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Yikrazuul, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
