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Vortex, an Uncommon card
In fluid dynamics, a vortex is a region in a fluid in which the flow revolves around an axis line, which may be straight or curved.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 53
- Power
- 121
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 121 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Vortex quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Vortex card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Vortices are a major component of ______ flow.
Answer
turbulent. Vortices are a major component of turbulent flow. From the Vortex article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ned Jarrett. Ned Jarrett 79 · 1985 NBA Finals 71 · Vortex 68 · Carl Laemmle 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.
- Vortices form in stirred fluids and may be observed in smoke rings, whirlpools in the wake of a boat, and in the winds surrounding a tropical cyclone, tornado, or dust devil.
- Vortices are a major component of turbulent flow.
- The distribution of velocity, vorticity, as well as the concept of circulation are used to characterize vortices.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Vortex article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 53: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Vortex
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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The cards just above and just below Vortex in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Logan HendersonUncommon · Arts · ATK 65 DEF 56
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- Battle axeUncommon · History · ATK 68 DEF 53
- BujumburaUncommon · Society · ATK 68 DEF 53
- Clàudia PinaUncommon · Society · ATK 71 DEF 50
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Vortex (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA Langley Research Center (NASA-LaRC) , Edited by Fir0002, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
