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Ed Sheeran popped up on the Leaving Cert yesterday and people couldn't handle it

You can’t get away from him and his soundness.

Jun 16th 2015, 10:13 AM 5,528 Views 1 Comment

*opens physics paper * Oh hi @edsheeran ! !
— Emily Casey (@emilemily63) June 15, 2015

Source: Emily Casey/Twitter

WITH THE LEAVING Cert still trundling on and interrupting summers across the country, the Physics exam took place yesterday morning.

And who should pop up but this familiar face:

leavingceerted Source: Twitter

Ed!

The full question was relatively complex, as you would expect from a Physics exam

EdLC Source: examinations.ie

We know a guitar is a string instrument, but the scientific theory of string tension? Beyond us.

Still, the Leaving Certs couldn’t get enough of this Ed Sheeran-themed Leaving Cert:

It was a cheeky appearance, apparently

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Someone you wouldn’t expect to see on a Leaving Cert Physics exam, anyway

@edsheeran gotta say i really wasn't expecting to see you on the leaving cert physics paper this morning pic.twitter.com/BZpDJyjzWx
— d a e n a (@daenajane) June 15, 2015

Source: d a e n a/Twitter

And he was basically the only good thing about the paper

Photo of Ed Sheeran was the highlight of physics this morning, everything else was ew
— Claire (@ClaireCooney_) June 15, 2015

Source: Claire/Twitter

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But at least he had some influence on the matters at hand

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You can’t get away from Ed Sheeran and his soundness – even when you’re doing State examinations.

Who’s up next? Taylor Swift will probably appear on Friday’s Applied Maths paper at this rate.

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Ed Sheeran popped up on the Leaving Cert yesterday and people couldn't handle it

You can’t get away from him and his soundness.