A 12-year-old from Dublin, in Ireland, who put his socks on the wrong way has left the internet feeling "disgusted". The photo of the boy's sock-wearing decision was posted to Reddit by his father, showing the sock's heel sitting proudly on top of his foot.

In the viral Reddit post user SnooBeans6111, whose real name is Andrew Roberts, turned to the internet to settle the sock debate.

He told Newsweek: "I was half-heartedly moaning at my son to fix his sock because it was upside down. Then my wife said it was actually, the wrong way around.

"We argued for about half an hour before deciding Reddit would have to tell us who was right. I expected a few dozen comments, maybe 100 if people found it funny or annoying, but never expected anything like this!"

According to TplKids, a type of sock known as "piloi" was first recorded in Ancient Greece, back in the 8th century BC, and they were made from matted animal hair.

And they also believe the earliest knitted socks were most likely crafted in Ancient Egypt. There is a pair in the collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England, which dates back to sometime between 250-420 AD. These woolen socks, thought to be the world's oldest, were uncovered by 19th-century archaeologists digging in Egypt.

To Roberts' surprise, the internet has gone wild over the sock fiasco, with more than 19,900 upvotes since it was posted on September 5.

The top comment has received 19,000 likes, with the user saying: "It's disgusting is what it is."

While a second said: "If only there was an emoji of an inhaler or a paper bag to breathe in and out very slowly."

And another Redditor wrote: "I've never longed for death as hard as I am right now."

Roberts has been bombarded with comments from people who are outraged at the sock faux pas.

He told Newsweek: "I can't really keep track of the votes but it looks like the winner is upside down. Though about half the people seem to think it's about which sock is correct and not how to describe the sock at the back. We all agree on one thing at least, that it's an abomination!"

It is unclear if Roberts' son was in a hurry and put the sock on incorrectly by accident, or whether it was a deliberate choice and he actually believed this was the correct way to wear a sock.

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