HOW MANY Licks DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO THE CENTER OF A TOOTSIE (R) ROLL POP ?

Question

FOR AN OWL IT SEEMS TO ONLY TAKE THREE BUT THAT IS AS MUCH DATA AS I HAVE GATHERED

NOT T HAT ANYONE WOULD SEE THIS BUT
I MEAN TO LICK ALL THE CANDY OFF LEAVING NOTHING BUT TOOTSIE !

Answer 1

There are several factors, needless to say, even if it's the same person counting, the # of licks will differ at each attempt.

If you wanted to look at it semi-scientifically, the number of licks needed depend on these factors:

* Pressure per square inch the tongue is applied to the surface of the tootsie pop (TP)
* The average amount of square inch in contact between tongue and TP
* At what measurement from the center of the stick of the TP at which you declare that you have reached the center of the TP.
* The rotation factor of the TP - if the eater continues to lick one specific portion only to reach the center faster - or if licks are distributed evenly around the outer surface area of TP.

And to a lesser extent:

* Ambient temperature
* Use of teeth / or lack of teeth of eater
* Hunger of TP eater
* Boredom of TP eater
* Age of TP

In Conclusion: "The world may never know."

The YouTube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6soZ7c3m_fI

TV Commercial spot:
http://www.tootsie.com/howmany-sb.html

The experiment:
http://www.tootsie.com/memoriesLicksMachine.html

Answer 2

3

Answer 3

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.

So... somewhere between 144 and 411. There you go!

Answer 4

believe me I have tried, I lick and lick and lick
and then I have this problem, I have to bite
so I bite a little piece off, then I lick and before you know it, I have bitten all the way down to the Tootsie roll then I just have to bite and chew it
it is like an obsession with me
but it tastes so good........

smile
good luck

Answer 5

247 is the unofficial amount of licks to reach the center of a tootsie roll pop

Answer 6

1 2 3.. - 30 minutes later - 656 657 658..

Answer 7

thats it a one a two hooo uh three
those are the rules of tootsie pops

Answer 8

I always tried to find out, but I was never able to get all the way done, I'd always end up biting it

Answer 9

i never had the patients to find out. i start out with licking but i cant help but suck it! before you know it, its gone;)

Answer 10

A-one,
ta hooo...!

Thhrhrrrrreeeee!