2006-08-27 16:29:07 · 12 answers · asked by Jake B 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
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2006-08-27 16:31:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 9⤋
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 in 9 minutes.
And then a chemical engineering doctorate student from the University of Michigan recorded
that his licking machine required an average of 411 licks per Tootsie Pop. Soon after that, a group of students at Swathmore School used
human lickers in a scientific experiment and determined it took an average of 144 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop.
A great 70's & 80's commercial Boy : Mr. Turtle ? How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop ? Mr. Turtle : I don't know. Why don't you go ask Mr. Owl. Boy : Mr. Owl how many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootie pop ? Mr. Owl : Let's find out (unwraps it and licks it once) One ... (twice) Ta-whoooo [two] ... (bites into it) three... ahem... three. Narrator Guy : How many licks does it take to get the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop ? *crunch* The world may never know.
How many letters has Tootsie Roll received from children counting the number of licks it took them to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
Tootsie Roll FAQ:
Since 1970, we have received more than 20,000 letters from children around the world who believe they have solved the mystery behind how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop.
When children write Tootsie Roll Industries, how many licks do they claim it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
Estimates from children seem to run from a low of 100 licks to a high of 5,800 licks, with most of them ranging from 600-800 licks.
Does Tootsie Roll Industries acknowledge all the letters which children send to them?
Not only do we respond to every letter children send to us, we also send out a certificate we call "The Clean Stick Award," to each person who mails in a response to the question of how many licks it takes. Children from around the world have tried to solve this mystery, and we enjoy hearing about everyone's experiences.
2006-08-27 19:20:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 12⤊ 1⤋
456
2006-08-27 16:37:42 · answer #3 · answered by Bubbles Will Rule the World!!!!! 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Mr. owl says 3, i say where is tootsie and lets find out
2006-08-27 16:35:06 · answer #4 · answered by cliff h 1 · 4⤊ 1⤋
If you are Paris Hilton, 2 licks.
2006-08-30 19:35:14 · answer #5 · answered by Codeman406 1 · 7⤊ 0⤋
That depends on how much suction you get and how much your tongue roughens the surface as you lick it. A good tongue job gets things done faster. Right??
2006-08-27 16:55:05 · answer #6 · answered by mr conservative 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
my 7 yr. old wanted to ask this recently but its only been asked about 100 times. Where you been??
2006-08-27 16:39:54 · answer #7 · answered by b4utell 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
1,112 if you have a tongue that's rough enough to really take stuff off. If you have a normal, smooth tongue, it takes about twice that.
2006-08-27 16:33:25 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I guess it's all a matter of how big your tongue is, and how much saliva is on it.--I don't know.
2006-08-27 16:53:47 · answer #9 · answered by Road Trip 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why bother! Just get the Tootsie roll and chew!!! (Sugarless one, of course.)
2006-08-30 11:34:32 · answer #10 · answered by Shaar 2 · 1⤊ 7⤋