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Power loom, an Uncommon card
A power loom is a mechanized loom that automates the weaving of cloth through leveraging mechanical power.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 52
- Power
- 118
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 51,000
Power 118 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Power loom quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Power loom card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It interlaces warp and weft threads via mechanisms like cams, gears, levers, and pulleys, ______ motions previously done manually.
Answer
replicating. It interlaces warp and weft threads via mechanisms like cams, gears, levers, and pulleys, replicating motions previously done manually. From the Power loom article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Though the idea is older and experimentation predates him, Edmund Cartwright is credited with initiating power loom development with his ____ patent.
Answer
1780s. Though the idea is older and experimentation predates him, Edmund Cartwright is credited with initiating power loom development with his 1785 patent. From the Power loom article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Atomic radius. Atomic radius 72 · Proclus 69 · Power loom 66 · Coach 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.
- It interlaces warp and weft threads via mechanisms like cams, gears, levers, and pulleys, replicating motions previously done manually.
- The mechanization of weaving dramatically increased production efficiency, contributing to the rise of large-scale textile factories during the Industrial Revolution.
- Though the idea is older and experimentation predates him, Edmund Cartwright is credited with initiating power loom development with his 1785 patent.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Power loom article was read about 51,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 52: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Power loom
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Power loom (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : švabo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
