how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?

Answer 1

the question fails to take into account the surface area of the tongue and the pressure applied by the tongue... you need this information to determine the friction generated with each lick.. you also need to take into account the amount of saliva present in the mouth.. plus you need to determine the thickness of the tootsie pop and find out if all tootsie pops are all the same or if each one is slightly different..

if you take these variables into account, then I imagine a physics expert would be able to calculate, with some degree of accuracy, the number of licks required..

Answer 2

Mr. Owl,
How many licks does it take to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?

Ahh lets see,
1...ah 2...ah 3...*CRUNCH*

The world may never know...

But anyway, yes! CLICK ON THE LINK!
252 licks

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.

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.

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.*********


(Boy, I'd like to see that!!!!! Hahaha)

Answer 4

87

Answer 5

depends on how big the tootsie pop is

Answer 6

I gave up after 60

Answer 7

It Is around 2,686 i counted yesturday as well but my answer is right because i have been studying that question for a long time and all day i would ask myself:

1)How many?

2)How Many?

3)HOW MANY??!!??

So, yeah....
i have studied i i know the correct answer.

:)

Answer 8

the world may never know

Answer 9

varies on how hard you lick and how much saliva you use. my count was about 2100 but that was strait licks..not sucking. carefull...you i can easily cut your tounge.

the odvious answer would be one, a-two, a three, and a crunch.

Answer 10

I've never gotten past 110 before I HAVE to crunch into it.