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Human-powered hydrofoil, a Common card
A human-powered hydrofoil is a small hydrofoil watercraft propelled entirely by the muscle power of its operator.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 51
- DEF
- 42
- Power
- 93
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,400
Power 93 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Human-powered hydrofoil quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Human-powered hydrofoil card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Hydrofoils are the ______ water-based vehicles propelled solely by human power.
Answer
fastest. Hydrofoils are the fastest water-based vehicles propelled solely by human power. From the Human-powered hydrofoil article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Robert Byrne. Robert Byrne 61 · Coastal Georgia 57 · Human-powered hydrofoil 51 · Abomey-Calavi 48 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.
- Hydrofoils are the fastest water-based vehicles propelled solely by human power.
- They can reach speeds of up to 34 km/h, easily exceeding the world records set by competitive rowing which stand at about 20 km/h.
- This speed advantage is achieved since hydrofoils lack a submerged body to provide buoyancy, greatly reducing the drag force.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Human-powered hydrofoil article was read about 6,400 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 51 and blocks with 42: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get Human-powered hydrofoil
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, Human-powered hydrofoil (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bernd.Brincken, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
