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Rare card · Science
Bakelite, a Rare card
Bakelite is the first plastic made from synthetic components.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 95
- Power
- 171
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 240,000
Power 171 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Bakelite quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bakelite card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
After its invention, Bakelite became a ______ success because it could be molded into any shape.
Answer
commercial. After its invention, Bakelite became a commercial success because it could be molded into any shape. From the Bakelite article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Barranquilla. Barranquilla 94 · Laser 89 · Michael Faraday 81 · Bakelite 76 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Michael Faraday. Michael Faraday 440,000 · Steam engine 330,000 · Bakelite 240,000 · Liquid-crystal display 190,000 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 was developed by chemist Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907, and patented on December 7, 1909.
- After its invention, Bakelite became a commercial success because it could be molded into any shape.
- It has been used for such diverse products as kitchenware, jewelry, pipe stems, children's toys, and firearms.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bakelite article was read about 240,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 95: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Bakelite
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.
More Science cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Bakelite in the power ranking, all domains together.
- TromsøRare · Society · ATK 83 DEF 88
- AnomalocarisRare · Nature · ATK 77 DEF 94
- BarranquillaRare · Society · ATK 94 DEF 77
- John KnoxRare · History · ATK 80 DEF 91
- NetballRare · Society · ATK 81 DEF 90
- Almohad CaliphateRare · History · ATK 88 DEF 83
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Science cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bakelite (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Original: MarkusZi Vector: Dirk Hünniger, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
