An interesting correlation between the solar cycle and political revolts.
Watch at 1.5x speed.
At 1:14 I said 'stars on the Sun', when I meant 'spots on the Sun'.
If you find any mistakes, do comment down below.
Note: While India received independence in 1947, there was no revolt then; however in 1942 near the solar minimum we did start a revolt, albeit a non-violent one.
Citations and resources:
"A remark on the occurrence of revolutions", William James Sidis, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1918, 13, 213-228:https://www.sidis.net/Revolution.htm
The Sun today: https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/sunspots/
Explore the solar cycle data interactively: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/so...