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United States customary units, an Uncommon card
United States customary units form a system of measurement units commonly used in the United States and most U.S. territories since being standardized and adopted in 1832.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 62
- Power
- 137
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 150,000
Power 137 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
United States customary units quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the United States customary units card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
United States customary units form a system of measurement units commonly used in the United States and most U.S. territories since being standardized and adopted in ____.
Answer
1830s. United States customary units form a system of measurement units commonly used in the United States and most U.S. territories since being standardized and adopted in 1832. From the United States customary units article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Trombone. Trombone 82 · United States customary units 75 · Ink 69 · Hottest chili pepper 63 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
National flag. National flag 200,000 · United States customary units 150,000 · Quantum chromodynamics 120,000 · Angioplasty 92,000 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.
- The United States customary system developed from English units that were in use in the British Empire before the U.S. became an independent country.
- The United Kingdom's system of measures evolved by 1824 to create the imperial system, with imperial units, which was officially adopted in 1826, changing the definitions of some of its units.
- Consequently, while many U.S. units are essentially similar to their imperial counterparts, there are noticeable differences between the systems.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The United States customary units article was read about 150,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 62: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get United States customary units
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, United States customary units (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Goran tek-en , following request by and knowledge from Veverve, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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