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Uncommon card · Science
Metal detector, an Uncommon card
A metal detector is an instrument that detects the nearby presence of metal.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 52
- Power
- 126
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 60,000
Power 126 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Metal detector quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Metal detector card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Metal detectors are useful for finding metal objects on the ______, underground, and under water.
Answer
surface. Metal detectors are useful for finding metal objects on the surface, underground, and under water. From the Metal detector article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Metal detector. Metal detector 74 · Editing 71 · Kettlebell 65 · Volkswagen ID.7 61 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.
- Metal detectors are useful for finding metal objects on the surface, underground, and under water.
- A metal detector typically consists of a control box, an adjustable shaft, and a variable-shaped pickup coil.
- When the coil nears metal, the control box signals its presence with a tone, numerical reading, light, or needle movement.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Metal detector article was read about 60,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 52: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Metal detector
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Metal detector (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bill Putnam/131st MPAD, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
