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Uncommon card · History
Flying shuttle, an Uncommon card
The flying shuttle or fly shuttle is a type of weaving shuttle.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 48
- Power
- 111
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 37,000
Power 111 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Flying shuttle quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Flying shuttle card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Moreover, its mechanical implementation enabled the ______ of automatic machine looms.
Answer
introduction. Moreover, its mechanical implementation enabled the introduction of automatic machine looms. From the Flying shuttle article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The brainchild of John Kay, the flying shuttle received a patent in the year ____ during the Industrial Revolution.
Answer
1730s. The brainchild of John Kay, the flying shuttle received a patent in the year 1733 during the Industrial Revolution. From the Flying shuttle article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Vinicius de Moraes. Vinicius de Moraes 66 · Flying shuttle 63 · Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 60 · Afternoon 57 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 a pivotal advancement in the mechanisation of weaving during the initial stages of the Industrial Revolution, and facilitated the weaving of considerably broader fabrics, enabling the production of wider textiles.
- Moreover, its mechanical implementation enabled the introduction of automatic machine looms.
- The brainchild of John Kay, the flying shuttle received a patent in the year 1733 during the Industrial Revolution.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Flying shuttle article was read about 37,000 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 48: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
How to get Flying shuttle
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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The cards just above and just below Flying shuttle in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Campo del CieloUncommon · Science · ATK 62 DEF 49
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- Vinicius de MoraesUncommon · Arts · ATK 66 DEF 45
- Mystery playUncommon · Society · ATK 66 DEF 45
- Vladimir SorokinUncommon · Arts · ATK 66 DEF 45
- Alfred BinetUncommon · Science · ATK 70 DEF 41
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Flying shuttle (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Conrado Secassi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
