Wave equation derivation

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What is the purpose of taking the curl of both sides of Maxwell's third equation? I'm fully able to follow this wave equation derivation, but I don't understand the initial premise of taking the curl of the curl.

(Here is the derivation in question)

https://youtu.be/u1a7DwkH7Ac

What does the curl of the curl physically represent, and why should one proceed this way?