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This guy used maths to brilliantly debunk this meme about The Chainsmokers

And the band themselves loved it.

Sep 10th 2016, 5:06 PM 9,910 Views 2 Comments

CLOSER BY THE Chainsmokers is currently number one in Ireland, and one of the biggest songs in the world right now.

Source: ChainsmokersVEVO/YouTube

spot Source: amy

It’s pretty inescapable at the moment.

The lyrics in the chorus go a little something like this:

So, baby, pull me closer/In the back seat of your Rover/That I know you can’t afford

And it’s so ubiquitous that at the moment that the lyrics have inspired this meme.

Tweet by @julian latif Source: julian latif/Twitter

A few days ago, the meme was shared on Facebook by internet personality Amaan Shaikh and Connor Oliver decided enough was enough.

Oliver decided to debunk the meme using the power of maths.

connor Source: Amaan Sheikh/Facebook

Th comment racked up thousands of likes and The Chainsmokers subsequently shared it on their Instagram.

thanks Connor for ruining the last post… Your math is correct though and you are a savage

The power of maths, eh?

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