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Nicol prism, a Common card
A Nicol prism is a type of polarizer. It is an optical device made from calcite crystal used to convert ordinary light into plane polarized light.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 44
- DEF
- 13
- Power
- 57
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 9,600
Power 57 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 5 % of WikiCards cards.
Nicol prism quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Nicol prism card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was the first type of ______ prism, invented in 1828 by William Nicol of Edinburgh.
Answer
polarizing. It was the first type of polarizing prism, invented in 1828 by William Nicol of Edinburgh. From the Nicol prism article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Nicol prism. Nicol prism 44 · WingLights 35 · Zinc finger protein 197 27 · TMEM243 22 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Omega. Omega 19,000 · Nicol prism 9,600 · Book of Magical Charms 5,500 · WingLights 140 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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 is made in such a way that it eliminates one of the rays by total internal reflection, i.e. the ordinary ray is eliminated and only the extraordinary ray is transmitted through the prism.
- It was the first type of polarizing prism, invented in 1828 by William Nicol of Edinburgh.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Nicol prism article was read about 9,600 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 44 and blocks with 13: each hit it takes is cut by 5 %.
How to get Nicol prism
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The cards just above and just below Nicol prism in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Aaron KaterskyUncommon · Society · ATK 41 DEF 16
- OmegaUncommon · Science · ATK 40 DEF 17
- MolinilloCommon · Society · ATK 31 DEF 26
- Karakalpak Autonomous OblastCommon · History · ATK 44 DEF 13
- Semirechye CossacksCommon · History · ATK 41 DEF 16
- Brno chairCommon · Arts · ATK 35 DEF 22
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Nicol prism (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Patafisik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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