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Lead–acid battery, an Uncommon card
The lead–acid battery is a type of rechargeable battery. First invented in 1859 by French physicist Gaston Planté, it was the first type of rechargeable battery ever created.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 60
- Power
- 139
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 120,000
Power 139 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Lead–acid battery quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Lead–acid battery card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Despite this, they are able to supply high surge ______.
Answer
currents. Despite this, they are able to supply high surge currents. From the Lead–acid battery article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The lead–acid battery is a type of rechargeable battery. First invented in ____ by French physicist Gaston Planté, it was the first type of rechargeable battery ever created.
Answer
1850s. The lead–acid battery is a type of rechargeable battery. First invented in 1859 by French physicist Gaston Planté, it was the first type of rechargeable battery ever created. From the Lead–acid battery article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Coffeehouse. Coffeehouse 84 · Lead–acid battery 79 · Prairie 74 · Cobalt-60 68 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.
- Compared to the more modern rechargeable batteries, lead–acid batteries have relatively low energy density and heavier weight.
- Despite this, they are able to supply high surge currents.
- These features, along with their low cost, make them useful for motor vehicles in order to provide the high current required by starter motors.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Lead–acid battery article was read about 120,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 60: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Lead–acid battery (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : No machine-readable author provided. Shaddack assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
