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Carbon-dioxide laser, an Uncommon card
The carbon-dioxide laser was one of the earliest gas lasers to be developed.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 39
- Power
- 102
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 29,000
Power 102 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Carbon-dioxide laser quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Carbon-dioxide laser card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
They are also quite efficient: the ratio of ______ power to pump power can be as large as 20%.
Answer
output. They are also quite efficient: the ratio of output power to pump power can be as large as 20%. From the Carbon-dioxide laser article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
It was invented by Kumar Patel of Bell Labs in ____ and is still one of the most useful types of laser.
Answer
1960s. It was invented by Kumar Patel of Bell Labs in 1964 and is still one of the most useful types of laser. From the Carbon-dioxide laser article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Henrik Kristoffersen. Henrik Kristoffersen 68 · Carbon-dioxide laser 63 · Mattie Pollock 58 · Motorhome 55 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 was invented by Kumar Patel of Bell Labs in 1964 and is still one of the most useful types of laser.
- Carbon-dioxide lasers are the highest-power continuous-wave lasers that are currently available.
- They are also quite efficient: the ratio of output power to pump power can be as large as 20%.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Carbon-dioxide laser article was read about 29,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 39: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Carbon-dioxide laser (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
