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Uncommon card · Science
Magic lantern, an Uncommon card
The magic lantern, also known by its Latin name lanterna magica, is an early type of image projector that uses pictures, paintings, prints, or photographs, on transparent plates, usually made of glass, one or more lenses, and a light source.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 96
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 85,000
Power 177 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Magic lantern quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Magic lantern card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was increasingly used for ______ during the 19th century.
Answer
education. It was increasingly used for education during the 19th century. From the Magic lantern article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Positive psychology. Positive psychology 88 · Seaplane 84 · Magic lantern 81 · Bahmani Kingdom 77 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.
- Because a single lens inverts an image projected through it, as in the phenomenon which inverts the image of a camera obscura, slides are inserted upside down in the magic lantern, rendering the projected image correctly oriented.
- It was mostly developed in the 17th century and commonly used for entertainment purposes.
- It was increasingly used for education during the 19th century.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Magic lantern article was read about 85,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 81 and blocks with 96: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Magic lantern
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.
More Science cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Magic lantern in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Bahmani KingdomUncommon · History · ATK 77 DEF 100
- Chandragupta IIUncommon · History · ATK 77 DEF 100
- Eduard BernsteinUncommon · History · ATK 77 DEF 100
- Positive psychologyUncommon · Science · ATK 88 DEF 89
- Janusz KorczakUncommon · Arts · ATK 79 DEF 98
- PalembangUncommon · Society · ATK 85 DEF 92
Card lists
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- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Magic lantern (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Andrei Niemimäki, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
