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'Pataphysics, an Uncommon card
'Pataphysics is a sardonic "philosophy of science" invented by French writer Alfred Jarry intended to be a parody of science.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 83
- Power
- 159
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 71,000
Power 159 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
'Pataphysics quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the 'Pataphysics card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Difficult to be simply defined or pinned down, it has been described as the "science of ______ solutions".
Answer
imaginary. Difficult to be simply defined or pinned down, it has been described as the "science of imaginary solutions". From the 'Pataphysics article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Hipparchus. Hipparchus 84 · Greek Americans 79 · 'Pataphysics 76 · Histology 71 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.
- Difficult to be simply defined or pinned down, it has been described as the "science of imaginary solutions".
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The 'Pataphysics article was read about 71,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 83: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.
How to get 'Pataphysics
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, 'Pataphysics (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
