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Auguste Piccard, an Uncommon card
Auguste Antoine Piccard was a Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer known for his record-breaking hydrogen balloon flights, with which he studied the Earth's upper atmosphere and became the first person to enter the stratosphere.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 41
- Power
- 101
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 56,000
Power 101 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Auguste Piccard quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Auguste Piccard card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
Piccard was also known for his invention of the first bathyscaphe, FNRS-2, with which he made a number of unmanned dives in ____ to explore the ocean's depths.
Answer
1940s. Piccard was also known for his invention of the first bathyscaphe, FNRS-2, with which he made a number of unmanned dives in 1948 to explore the ocean's depths. From the Auguste Piccard article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies. Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies 63 · Auguste Piccard 60 · Alfonso, Prince of Asturias 57 · Elettaria cardamomum 54 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.
- Piccard was also known for his invention of the first bathyscaphe, FNRS-2, with which he made a number of unmanned dives in 1948 to explore the ocean's depths.
- Piccard's twin brother Jean Felix Piccard is also a notable figure in the annals of science and exploration, as are a number of their relatives, including Jacques Piccard, Bertrand Piccard, Jeannette Piccard and Don Piccard.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Auguste Piccard article was read about 56,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 41: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
How to get Auguste Piccard
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Auguste Piccard (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Planet News (Agence de presse). Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
