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Uncommon card · Science
Rain gutter, an Uncommon card
A rain gutter, eavestrough, eaves-shoot or surface water collection channel is a component of a water discharge system for a building.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 133
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 41,000
Power 133 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Rain gutter quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Rain gutter card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Water from a ______ roof flows down into a valley gutter, a parapet gutter or an eaves gutter.
Answer
pitched. Water from a pitched roof flows down into a valley gutter, a parapet gutter or an eaves gutter. From the Rain gutter article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of premiers of British Columbia. List of premiers of British Columbia 77 · Building material 74 · Capacity factor 70 · Rain gutter 65 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 is necessary to prevent water dripping or flowing off roofs in an uncontrolled manner for several reasons: to prevent it damaging the walls, drenching persons standing below or entering the building, and to direct the water to a suitable disposal site where it will not damage the foundations of the building.
- In the case of a flat roof, removal of water is essential to prevent water ingress and to prevent a build-up of excessive weight.
- Water from a pitched roof flows down into a valley gutter, a parapet gutter or an eaves gutter.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Rain gutter 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 65 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Rain gutter
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.
More Science cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Rain gutter in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Cat fleaUncommon · Nature · ATK 64 DEF 69
- Hito SteyerlUncommon · Arts · ATK 68 DEF 65
- List of premiers of British ColumbiaUncommon · History · ATK 77 DEF 56
- Capacity factorUncommon · Science · ATK 70 DEF 63
- Ilya BryzgalovUncommon · Society · ATK 73 DEF 60
- Larry PennellUncommon · Arts · ATK 70 DEF 63
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
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- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Rain gutter (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Le plombier du désert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
