2006-06-14 04:42:26 · 14 answers · asked by lalalala 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Three. Don't you remember the commercials with the owl?
2006-06-14 04:43:59 · answer #1 · answered by shoehorncat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the official Tootsie Roll website, Tootsie Roll Industries has received over 20,000 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 with an average of 600-800. There is no official number, as everyone's saliva and licking method is different.
According to Tootsie Roll Industries, there have been several scientific or pseudo-scientific studies attempting to answer the "How Many Licks?" question, including the creation and testing of two unique "licking machines" by engineering students at Purdue University and the University of Michigan.
2006-06-14 04:47:41 · answer #2 · answered by loving father 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-14 04:46:31 · answer #3 · answered by mattd550 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Best Answer - Chosen By Voters
A group of engineering students from Purdue University recorded that their licking machine, modeled after a human tongue, took an average of 364 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. They tried the same licking test on 20 volunteers and found that the average licks to the center were 252 licks."
2006-06-14 04:45:28 · answer #4 · answered by OneRunningMan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A better question is "How many times has this question been asked here at Yahoo! Answers?"
... the world may never know!
2006-06-14 04:46:12 · answer #5 · answered by mcdane01 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world may never know.
2006-06-14 04:45:40 · answer #6 · answered by jcmahal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world may never know.
2006-06-14 04:45:02 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ ☆ StarLiteGrl~98☼1 ☆ ♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world may never know!!!
2006-06-14 04:45:40 · answer #8 · answered by Joy W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the world may never know
2006-06-20 12:15:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This stupid question gets posted every week.
Three.
Now shut up.
2006-06-14 04:45:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋