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Epic card · Nature
Asbestos, an Epic card
Asbestos or asbestus is a group of naturally occurring, fibrous silicate minerals that have been used for thousands of years to create flexible fire-resistant objects, such as fireproof fabrics.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 89
- DEF
- 80
- Power
- 169
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 850,000
Ranked #1,508 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Asbestos quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Asbestos card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is toxic and ______.
Answer
carcinogenic. It is toxic and carcinogenic. From the Asbestos article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Asbestos. Asbestos 89 · Coca 84 · Plasmid 81 · Coccinella septempunctata 75 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Tibet. Tibet 1,100,000 · Asbestos 850,000 · Coccinella septempunctata 77,000 · Nature-based solutions 12,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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 is toxic and carcinogenic.
- There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, with each fibre composed of many microscopic "fibrils" that can be released into the atmosphere by abrasion and other processes.
- Inhalation of asbestos fibres can lead to various dangerous lung conditions, including mesothelioma, asbestosis, and lung cancer.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Asbestos article was read about 850,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 89 and blocks with 80: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Asbestos
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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The cards just above and just below Asbestos in the power ranking, all domains together.
- TibetLegendary · Nature · ATK 87 DEF 82
- Roman numeralsEpic · History · ATK 82 DEF 87
- Spanish–American WarEpic · History · ATK 96 DEF 74
- Tim Berners-LeeEpic · Science · ATK 77 DEF 92
- Xerxes IEpic · History · ATK 76 DEF 93
- Ronnie SpectorEpic · Arts · ATK 76 DEF 93
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Asbestos (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Aramgutang, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
