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How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?

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by Pongky on August 4th, 2003
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
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by ShuflY on August 16th, 2003
One, a twooo-hooo, three... <CRUNCH!> Three.
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by Mattybo on February 16th, 2004
One more factor to consider.

The actual quote is "How many licks does it take to get to the TOOTSIE ROLL center of a Tootsie Pop?"

SOOOOO

To GET TO the chocolate takes FAR less effort than trying to dig through the Tootsie roll portion itself.

*Test 1*
Licked pop with a flat tongue until smooth chocolate surface could be felt with teeth.

*Result 1*
297 licks

*Test 2*
Utilized a full-mouth lick, therefore achieving a forward AND backward, if not as strong, eroding motion for each lick.

*Result 2*
appx. 250 licks

note- The above is approximate, because the chocolate actually appeared first on the back side of the Pop, an event that I simply was not prepared for. However, I have good news: I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geiko.
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by Taylor on December 19th, 2007
Well, here's the one that I remember from my childhood:
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by Capt.Lizzie_pirate king_Swann on March 15th, 2008
My son who was 9 at the time tried this, too. He got 940 licks before he hit the tootsie roll part. I know it looks like it says 940, actually, but the picture is hard to read.
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by KOLBYISAROCKSTAR on June 17th, 2007
The world may never know
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by RainbowSmilez_87 on October 9th, 2003
I like ate 70 tootsie pops to come up with this answer and i finally got it!!
I never realized how hard it was to resist biting it LMAO!!
The answer is 1203 licks.... crunch but my licks are small tho! lol!!!
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by gtravels loves her life penguin on November 10th, 2008
Our illustrious founder actually wondered the same thing!
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/443
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by Keysha on April 18th, 2009
17 less than the number of times this question has been asked here.
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by GINA on March 28th, 2009
Hi -- I'm Tootsie Pop
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by Blank Savage on September 22nd, 2007
When i was young I seen this television ad where they asked a wise ole owl and he said three licks. I figured since he was a wise ole owl he know better than anyone so i will go with 3.
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by Blank Savage on August 21st, 2007
The wise old owl on the old commercial ad for tootie pop said three.
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by MIA on July 8th, 2007
I have never had patience for such things....2 or 3 good chomps and there is the tootsie roll center. My dentist is glad I have no patience....LOL
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by - retroglide - on March 19th, 2007
412.7 but, since you cannot have a partial lick, round up to 413. The average time is 8 minutes, 48 seconds.

http://www.emptyv.org/tootsierollpop.htm

http://www.tootsie.com/howmany-sb.html
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by Smurphy on March 19th, 2007
One, Two, Three, *crunch*, three.
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by VOD on January 23rd, 2007
One
taHOOO
thththtthrrrreeee

it take thththtrrreeeee licks to get to the center of a tootsie pop.
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by The Chief on December 6th, 2011
Three.

Unless you're Chuck Norris. Then the center of the Tootsie Pop just kind of presents itself of it's own accord.

:):)
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by Blink on October 9th, 2008
i counted a few years ago...it was over 1000
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by mb4877 needs a nap on February 17th, 2008
if you believe the wise old owl, 3
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by Shopping Sheryl - home from the hospital on December 19th, 2007
According to the commercial: 10.

Remember the one with the guy that licked it twice and then CHOMPED? He said, "1,2,10!"
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by frolik on November 16th, 2007
I don't lick. I suck it... and then, if I get impatient, I bite it.
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by Anonymous on June 17th, 2007
I thought it was a Tootsie-pop...
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by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on January 2nd, 2007
Already been asked and answered:

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/443
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by Sunblynd 5.0 on December 4th, 2006
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.

more...

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

A rating would be nice of you.
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by davoomac on April 8th, 2006
Pongky had a great answer by the way

Several groups have actually conducted scientific experiments to see how many licks it took. A few groups actually invented "licking machines" to emulate a human tongue licking the tootsie pop. Hope this clears up all the confusion.

* 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.

* A chemical engineering doctorate student from the University of Michigan recorded that his licking machine required an average of 411 licks per Tootsie Pop.

* 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.
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by pepsi boy on June 13th, 2005
10,056,183 licks! I counted them myself because I was extremely bored. Of course, it all depends on how you lick the Tootsie Pop.
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by PrimeUnseen on January 9th, 2005
The number of licks does not actually determine how quickly you get to the center of a Tootsie Pop but rather it is determined by how much salivary amylase makes contact with the surface of the Tootsie Pop. The amylase breaks down the structure of the Tootsie Pop so that it can be used as energy for the body.
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by kholt5 on November 5th, 2004
My daughter and my nephew answered this. She counted; he licked. It took 750 licks. Now the world definitely knows.
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by Psyche the Psychic on September 30th, 2004
well, ive only counted once, in 3rd grade, but I got 864 licks.
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by Anonymous on October 9th, 2009
i licked 5 tootsie pops and the average and it was 1,070 licks
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by Anonymous on July 27th, 2009
One eh' TWO HOOOOOOOOO eh' three!
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by CaffeineMonkey on July 24th, 2009
Three if your Mr. Owl. Several hundred if your a human.
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by Tell Tail on July 12th, 2009
2 damn many
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by Mo Mac on July 12th, 2009
have no idea. i try licking it but i always end up biting it. its a habbit:)
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by Google a Foo Fighting COAT on February 5th, 2009
It took my brother took 300.
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by Halo_God on January 30th, 2009
it took me 3,589 licks damn my toung was crammped
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by MrJosh on January 30th, 2009
Didn't the owl discover it was three?
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by Long Shot on December 6th, 2008
With my tongue? One. :)
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by Sweet T on November 21st, 2008
69
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by JgrumpyC on October 14th, 2008
Well, according to Mr. Owl...3.
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by nylonfetishchicago on October 13th, 2008
took me 485 licks, with a little nibble at the end!
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by trouble... staying calm on October 9th, 2008
LOL! The world may never know.
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by Mastodon on October 9th, 2008
216
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by Ramblin Ricky on October 9th, 2008
I can't believe you went there! LoL
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by TERRYTUKER on October 9th, 2008
just one
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by miteb on September 22nd, 2008
Can't help you--I crack the candy with my teeth and throw away the toosie roll part. So no licks here.
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by anonymous on September 22nd, 2008
412.7

http://www.scoopcitymagazine.com/?p=96
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by Anonymous on July 23rd, 2008
I recently was told 69.
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by Drastic on February 17th, 2008
72 licks!
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by rabid on December 6th, 2011
I'm not answering that. What kind of sucker do you think I am?
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