I'm sure the answer is relative but has anyone tested it? I always had to bite down and devour in anxious delight.
2007-12-26 03:34:26 · 21 answers · asked by No Chance Without Yo Mama 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
In two separate studies, engineering students at Purdue University and the University of Michigan designed a licking machine (yes, we wish we had a photo, too) to find the answer to the age-old question, "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?" The Purdue machine averaged 364 licks, while Michigan's took an average of 411 licks. Other studies conducted with human volunteers resulted in averages of 252 and 144 licks.
2007-12-26 07:30:52 · answer #1 · answered by wings_of_tat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3
2007-12-26 03:46:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicely there is not any expert answer to this question, there are a number of variables. as an occasion do you think approximately getting to the midsection in simple terms hitting the tootsie roll midsection or having it thoroughly uncovered? additionally reckoning on the form you lick it. in case you're taking biiiiig licks you're probably to get there in much less licks... My pal tried this as quickly as and uncovered one total area in 268 licks. the ideal thank you to locate an answer? grab a tootsie pop and start up licking!
2016-11-25 01:34:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Three...it takes three licks to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop...I remember the wise, old owl on the commercial back in the '60's testing it for us so we wouldn't have to do it ourselves.
2007-12-26 03:40:15 · answer #4 · answered by RT 66 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never been able to hold off on the biting, either! I think I lick about ten times and then it's all over with, lol!
2007-12-26 07:54:55 · answer #5 · answered by Lydia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was a kid I did this, it took about one thousand licks. I had a small tongue, of course, so it might be quicker for an adult. I was really tired of candy after this!
2007-12-26 03:38:54 · answer #6 · answered by Robert W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I cracked my tooth biting into the hard candy.
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2007-12-26 03:39:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yo, I dont know.
I'm with you, I can never get that far.
Keep me posted if you ever find out though, now I'm curious.
lol
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Angi
2007-12-26 07:29:05 · answer #8 · answered by Peace! Lotus Flower 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've never counted the licks....but when i get to the tootsie center i throw it away...
2007-12-26 03:37:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have never tried, but I'd guess about 23
2007-12-26 03:40:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋