how many licks does it take to get to the center of the lollipop? can anyone guess?
2006-08-25 13:18:14 · 27 answers · asked by hopew 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
300+ I lost count. haha
2006-08-25 13:31:54 · answer #1 · answered by Hey You 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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. however the answer is 672.
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.
After the 1970 TV commercial, Mr. Owl became the mascot for Tootsie Pops. He appears on the packaging and marketing.
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Urban legend
Tootsie Roll Pops traditionally were wrapped in paper with icons and symbols, including but not limited to, an American Indian with a bow and arrow. From soon after the introduction of Tootsie Pops from 1931 through the present day (currently generating about 150 letters a week), a rumor has circulated that a wrapper containing the American Indian icon shooting a star could be traded-in for a free Tootsie Roll Pop.
According to Tootsie Roll Industries and web site Snopes.com, this rumor is not true. However, according to Snopes.com, individual merchants have chosen to honor the wrapper legend over the years, allowing people to "win" a free bag.
With the innovation and spread of the Internet and e-mail, many queries to Tootsie Roll Industries are in the form of email. Below is the company's response, dated March 24, 2005, to one such query:
Thank you for your interest in our Tootsie Pop wrappers. We are pleased to have an opportunity to tell the true story about our Tootsie Pop wrappers.
Many years ago, a rumor surfaced that said if the wrapper of a Tootsie Pop with a star was found and returned to the company, a free Tootsie Pop, or any number of things would be sent to the lucky person. We truly don't know why or where this rumor started, as our records do not indicate that our company ever sponsored any type of promotion surrounding images on the wrapper.
We hope we have been able to clarify this matter for you and we thank you for contacting us.
2006-08-26 14:33:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One
2006-08-25 21:00:54 · answer #3 · answered by jamaicadogcolor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
689
2006-08-31 16:50:24 · answer #4 · answered by doc2be 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the size of the tongue doing the licking.
2006-08-27 08:54:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
40 Licks...oh no, wait thats the Stones
2006-08-29 23:57:58 · answer #6 · answered by arizapyro 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
50 licks.
2006-08-29 19:54:01 · answer #7 · answered by Dina1971 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know I suck on a lollipop not lick, cause If I suck on it, it melts quicker.
2006-08-30 21:19:23 · answer #8 · answered by DispatchGirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The World May Never Know
2006-08-25 21:41:22 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ Susan §@¿@§ ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2600. licks
2006-08-29 20:50:51 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋