A Century of Coups on an Atlas
A map-led historical explainer that alternates evidence cards, archival images, and narrated geographic chapters.
By @johnnyharris for johnnyharrisRuns 29:09
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Why it works
The opening turns an abstract mechanism into visible stakes: the first map changes at 1.15 s, the key term arrives around 0:08, and the broader promise is stated by 0:33. Three inclusion rules at 0:52–1:11 establish an evidence standard before the first mapped case at 1:30. The strongest replay peak, 3:47–4:05, coincides with a return from the sponsor segment into a new geographic chapter; that timing suggests the map reset is a useful navigation device, though replay motive is unknown.
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