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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Eva Corlett in Wellington

‘I can’t explain it’: the man behind the wheels-doors Twitter post that ‘exploded’ online

Doors and toy cars
Numbers game: New Zealander Ryan Nixon says the online response to his Twitter poll on the doors-wheels question got ‘out of hand’. Composite: Getty images

The New Zealander who unwittingly sparked an agonising global debate over whether there are more doors or wheels in the world has come to his own conclusion – “I’m firmly team wheels”.

Auckland man Ryan Nixon, 37, was at home watching sport two Saturday nights ago when a friend posed the question to a group chat he shares with a bunch of mates. Unable to reach a consensus, he decided to create a poll for his fewer than 1,500 Twitter followers.

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