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Uncommon card · Science
Diesel cycle, an Uncommon card
The Diesel cycle is a combustion process of a reciprocating internal combustion engine.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 54
- DEF
- 23
- Power
- 77
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 23,000
Power 77 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 20 % of WikiCards cards.
Diesel cycle quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Diesel cycle card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
This is in contrast to ______ the fuel-air mixture with a spark plug as in the Otto cycle engine.
Answer
igniting. This is in contrast to igniting the fuel-air mixture with a spark plug as in the Otto cycle engine. From the Diesel cycle article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Diesel cycle. Diesel cycle 54 · Let L-610 51 · Clip 48 · Bronze 40 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.
- In it, fuel is ignited by heat generated during the compression of air in the combustion chamber, into which fuel is then injected.
- This is in contrast to igniting the fuel-air mixture with a spark plug as in the Otto cycle engine.
- Diesel engines are used in aircraft, automobiles, power generation, diesel–electric locomotives, and both surface ships and submarines.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Diesel cycle article was read about 23,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 54 and blocks with 23: each hit it takes is cut by 9 %.
How to get Diesel cycle
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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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Diesel cycle (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Eric Gaba ( Sting - fr:Sting ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
