Over the weekend, we asked you what you thought there were more of in the city of Weyburn – doors or wheels. The response was overwhelming, with everyone wanting to weigh in on what is becoming the biggest debate on social media.  

Of all those who cast a vote in our poll, 54.9 percent said that there were more wheels than doors, with 45.1 percent saying there were more doors. 

So, how do people arrive at the decision they have made? Here is a selection of the comments that were posted on the poll: 

Team Doors 

“For every residence/business, there are multiple doors (including indoor). For every residence I don't believe there would be the equivalent of wheels, some residences only have one vehicle, which is 4 wheels and at least 2 doors. Don't forget the doors on a vehicle. 4 doors and 4 wheels cancel each other out.” 

“Almost everything with wheels also has doors. Its for sure doors.” 

“More doors. Gotta count the internal doors in houses. Sure, we have 4 vehicles in my household, but there are 9 doors in my house, and 12 doors ON my vehicles.” 

“For every 4 wheels there are at least 2 doors. Not counting any of the doors in your home and various buildings. Definitely more doors.” 

Team Wheels 

“Vehicle wheels, castor wheels, toy wheels” 

“Anyone who owns a home has more wheels” 

“Large pop. of people have 2 vehicles, bikes, quads etc” 

“Hot Wheels, Tech Deck, Office Chairs” 

We took a quick count of the number of wheels and doors here at our offices. The difference was... staggering, to say the least. We counted any wheel that is in contact with the ground, that is used to move an object, and a door as well, a door, including cupboards, closets, etc.  

If our office is any indication, then here in Weyburn it is very likely there are more wheels than doors. The final count?  

There are 175 wheels, counting office chairs, and 33 doors, counting cupboards and closets. And don’t worry, we will show our work. The video below shows the count (for the most part). 

Nonetheless, this debate will likely continue for a while yet on social media, with people working out the math on the number of wheels and doors for around the globe, let alone Weyburn.