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Rare card · Science
DDT, a Rare card
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane is a colorless, tasteless, and almost odorless crystalline chemical compound, an organochloride.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 89
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 181
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 260,000
Power 181 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
DDT quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the DDT card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
DDT was first synthesized in 1874 by the ______ chemist Othmar Zeidler.
Answer
Austrian. DDT was first synthesized in 1874 by the Austrian chemist Othmar Zeidler. From the DDT article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
DDT's insecticidal action was discovered by the Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Müller in ____.
Answer
1930s. DDT's insecticidal action was discovered by the Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Müller in 1939. From the DDT article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
History of Europe. History of Europe 100 · Special relativity 92 · DDT 89 · Astronomy 84 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.
- Originally developed as an insecticide, it became infamous for its environmental impacts.
- DDT was first synthesized in 1874 by the Austrian chemist Othmar Zeidler.
- DDT's insecticidal action was discovered by the Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Müller in 1939.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The DDT article was read about 260,000 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 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get DDT
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, DDT (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Leyo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
