Waves are a relevant part of physics that students find difficult to grasp, even in those cases in
\nwhich wave propagation kinematics can be visualized. This may hinder a proper understanding of
\nsound, light or quantum physics phenomena that are explained using a wave model. So-called \u2018human\u2019
\nwaves, choreographed by people, have proved to be an advisable way to understand basic wave
\nconcepts. Videos are widely used as a teaching resource and can be of considerable help in order to
\nwatch and discuss \u2018human\u2019 waves provided their quality is reasonably good. In this paper we propose
\nand analyse a video that went viral online and has been revealed to be a useful teaching resource
\nfor introductory physics students. It shows a unique and very complete series of wave propagations,
\nincluding pulses with different polarizations and periodic waves that can hardly be found elsewhere.
\nAfter a proposal on how to discuss the video qualitatively, a quantitative analysis is carried out
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