How many licks?
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How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?
I have found conclusive evidence for another value which I am explaining below.
7 (25.9%)
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Marcus Moreau
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05-30-2006 12:29
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop? Vote and discuss.
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Ghoti Nyak
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05-30-2006 13:40
I have to go with the classical answer provided by Mr. Owl:  THREE -Ghoti
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Torley Linden
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05-30-2006 13:50
I did the Mr. Owl thing too. One time I kept licking and I got numb, and lost count, and fell asleep.  |
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Joy Honey
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05-30-2006 13:52
I was going to ask a question... but upon reflection, bad idea!!  I'll just go with Thrrree
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05-30-2006 13:55
From: Torley Linden One time I kept licking and I got numb, and lost count, and fell asleep. Ummmmm 0_o *coughs* Nevermind *wanders off giggling*
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05-30-2006 14:25
From: Torley Linden I did the Mr. Owl thing too. One time I kept licking and I got numb, and lost count, and fell asleep. I did that too, but I guess it didn't end when I fell asleep. When I woke up I found I'd gnawed off halfway up my wing. Silly me... luckily SL has a great limb regeneration service.
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Selador Cellardoor
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05-30-2006 15:41
There should be another option: What the Hell is a Tootsie Roll Pop?
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Kendra Bancroft
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05-30-2006 15:43
From: Selador Cellardoor There should be another option: What the Hell is a Tootsie Roll Pop? a popular American candy which is essentially a round lollipop with a chewy chocolate like taffy substance at it's center. and the answer is th-reeeee |
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Zuzu Fassbinder
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05-30-2006 16:33
It takes a licking and keeps on ticking.
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05-30-2006 16:44
From Ask Jake Anything, Post number 159 (Pg 15). I was right then, and I am right now:
"Well much more than three: Although for me, I donlt really lick a tootsie pop I just sort of suck on it until I bite down.
The zen aswer is that you and the tootsie pop are one, and you are already at the center without ever licking.
Other possible approaches include:
"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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"My daughter and my nephew answered this. She counted; he licked. It took 750 licks. Now the world definitely knows."
Of course ultimately the more important question is not how many licks it takes to get to the center, but how much you enjoy the flavor outside"
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Vares Solvang
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05-30-2006 16:55
"ta-hooooo"?
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05-30-2006 17:06
From: Vares Solvang "ta-hooooo"? That's "two" in owl-language. 
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05-30-2006 18:13
Tried to count it once in 8th grade. Took me 650+ times, or somewhere thereabout. But I also realize it can depend also on the amount of saliva your mouth can produce.
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Vares Solvang
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05-30-2006 18:15
From: Siobhan OFlynn That's "two" in owl-language. D'OH! |
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Ghoti Nyak
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05-30-2006 19:10
From: Siobhan OFlynn That's "two" in owl-language. of the commercial. -Ghoti
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05-30-2006 19:55
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Vares Solvang
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05-30-2006 21:40
Ok, that guy seriously needs to get a life! |
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Selador Cellardoor
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05-31-2006 02:58
From: Kendra Bancroft a popular American candy which is essentially a round lollipop with a chewy chocolate like taffy substance at it's center.
I am beginning to feel deprived. |
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Cid Jacobs
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06-01-2006 09:06
400-500ish
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IceManiac Shatner
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06-01-2006 09:16
.... 401......402.......403...... Ah ! Crap... I bit it !
*swallows* ... sigh... *restarts*
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I witnessed different result
06-01-2006 16:38
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In a former lifetime I was a trolley driver/tourguide and one day I had a lil 8 yer old girl that worked the Tootsie Pop start to finish and counted all the way. Had 30 odd witnesses as she tenaciously counted and licked (not sucking or biting) until she got to the Tootsie Roll center of the Tootsie Pop.
I was impressed and pleased to have a real answer.
However, we all concluded that the number might vary, depending upon tongue techniques, saliva volume, temperature, etc.
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a few hundred
06-01-2006 19:16
apparently, the answer lies within "a few hundred.. or so" i had a friend in college who set upon finding out this answer by personal involvement and after licking away diligently, came upon an answer of a few hundered (somewhere between 250 - 300 i believe).. with the uncontrolible need to get to the "tootsie", the answer is "about" three.. with patience, it seems to be between 250 - 400 licks. personally, i'd rather just order some chinese delivery and forget about the whole lollipop thing.. *shrug* (then again, drunk munchies require more substantial food than lollipops.. )
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