How many licks dose it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?!
How many licks dose it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
Just wondering....? My sister said 734 but i dont know so im asking you!
Answers:
3 if you're an owl.
depends on tongue size
3 4 i dont now
idk
Wow. What an original question. This has NEVER EVER been asked on Answers before. You are a freaking genius!
She must have bitten early, it took me 812 licks.
Let's find out....
ah, one, ah two-hoo, a-threeeee!
a-threeee!
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a toostie pop?
The world may never know....
I keep seeing this question here. I'm surprised Yahoo! Answers didn't show it when you were posting your question. Possibilities always pop up automatically when you're posting a question if it's been asked before. I've had many questions answered just by looking at what's been posted before.
Maybe it just appears automatically on a bi-monthly basis or something.
3 if you're an owl, just 1 if you're Lil Kim
I'm gonna HAVE to do my best to try THIS test AGAIN!
Seriously, in the 70's I always tried, but after a few licks, I'd just leave it in my mouth while I got busy doing other things (like my schoolwork LOL). Check back with me in a couple of weeks......
Well according to the owl it takes 3 licks to get to the center. But for real I think it depends on the person. Each person is going to lick a tootsie pop differently so you are going to get many different answers so I don't think there is an exact number to how many licks it takes.
HUM I WILL HAVE MY KIDS TRY THIS OUT AND GET BACK TO YOU........
i dont kno y dont u start now an maybe ull finish it tomorrow .
o an dont fall asleep u may loss count.
an den tha world may never kno
I got this from wikipedia, I hope it helps answer you question.
According to the official Tootsie Roll website, Tootsie Roll Industries has received over 50,000 letters from children claiming to have solved the riddle since the commercial first aired in 1970. The typical range of responses is between 100 and 5,800.
Tootsie Roll Industries notes that they are aware of 3 separate and completely unrelated studies which attempted to finally put to rest the ever eternal question of "How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?":
A handful of engineering students at Purdue University appear to have conducted the most research. They devised a "licking machine," with which they recorded an average of 364 licks to get to the center. Their research also included having 20 human volunteers carry out the experiment as well. The results from the volunteers concluded that it took an average of 252 licks to reach it.
One doctorate student at the University of Michigan created his own licking machine and came up with an average of 411 licks to reach the center of the Tootsie Pop.
Students at Swathmore High School conducted their own human-based experiment, resulting in an average of 144 licks.
The answer of course is affected by the individual's saliva output and the tongue size, so it depends on the person. However, in theory it can be done in only one lick if the tongue is in direct contact with the Tootsie Pop for a long enough period of time.