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Parasailing, an Uncommon card
Parasailing, also known as parascending, is a water sport that involves a parafoil or modified parachute being towed behind a moving vehicle, so that the angle of attack at which the apparent wind flowing against the canopy will generate lift and carry passengers into the air.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 56
- DEF
- 54
- Power
- 110
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 41,000
Power 110 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Parasailing quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Parasailing card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In Europe, land-based parasailing is a ______ sport.
Answer
competitive. In Europe, land-based parasailing is a competitive sport. From the Parasailing article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Cliff Branch. Cliff Branch 66 · Michael Morhaime 63 · Bracelet 60 · Parasailing 56 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.
- Commercial parasailing enterprises operate worldwide, and include customized powerboats that can seat numerous observers and up to three airborne parasailors at a time, wearing body harnasses and/or seated in a Customized Gondola.
- Parasailing is primarily practiced as a recreational activity, and is distinct from similar sports such as paragliding, paraskiing, or parakiting, which typically operated in different environments like open fields and mountain ranges.
- In Europe, land-based parasailing is a competitive sport.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Parasailing article was read about 41,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 56 and blocks with 54: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Parasailing
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, Parasailing (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Helge V. Keitel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
