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M$2 December 20, 2008 01:09 AM

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

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elizabethk... elizabethk...
 
December 20, 2008 01:11 AM
The world may never really know???
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bmlhailsto... bmlhailsto...
 
December 20, 2008 01:11 AM
525,600

Wait, no, that's how many minutes are in a year.

Well, it could still be right. But who could ever find out? I always just bite.

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phillramey phillramey
 
December 20, 2008 01:11 AM
3 followed by the swift bite of an owl.

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aiorfino aiorfino
 
December 20, 2008 01:13 AM
uh one, uh two, uh three...uh three!

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cmannering cmannering
 
December 20, 2008 01:15 AM
Being the absurd person I am, I have actually attempted this on several occasions. I have done the licking and must admit I have stopped after 100 licks. However, I prefer nibbling and really once you get to the Tootsie roll part you can't continue licking, you have to chew and therefore it's really a trick question.

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blankity b... blankity b...
 
December 20, 2008 01:27 AM
The question is how many licks does it take to get to that tootsie roll part.

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andywhite andywhite
 
December 20, 2008 01:15 AM
Yep: "One,...Two-HOOO,...Three."
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Saw the original commercial


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mrnemo mrnemo
 
December 20, 2008 01:17 AM
I am sure it is determined by convection, tongue size, moistness, suction, temperature, and technique. Obviously, an owl can do it in three, but you have to have noticed he didn't exactly lick it - he consumed it like some sort of wild-eyed lunatic. For the sake of science, I tried to count once; after my mouth was sore, dry, and swollen shut, it took around 892 (+/- 10 - was starting to nod off).

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toddgilmor... toddgilmor...
 
December 20, 2008 01:18 AM
If she is a bunny...many. very many; however, i may retract this answer after mexican issues.

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becky becky
 
December 20, 2008 01:21 AM
You could ask the owl but then you would have no tootsie roll pop! The commercial needed to be posted.

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robert lin... robert lin...
 
December 20, 2008 01:31 AM
I never made it without biting.™
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TV commercial from the 1970s


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joyannj joyannj
 
December 20, 2008 01:32 AM
According to Tootsie.com
"Estimates from children seem to run from a low of 100 licks to a high of 5,800 licks, with most of them ranging from 600-800 licks."

According to the findings of the highly scientific "licking machine" devised by students at Perdue University, it takes on average 252 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie pop.
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http://www.tootsie.com/gal_machine.php
http://www.tootsie.com/comp_faq.php


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ruserious ruserious
 
December 20, 2008 02:06 AM
I actually did this once as a child and, I kid you not, it took exactly 666 licks. I didn't at any point just put it in my mouth and leave it, so I'm sure it took more than it could have.

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snn snn
 
December 20, 2008 03:34 AM
Approximately 450 licks
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connectedg... connectedg...
 
December 20, 2008 03:36 AM
I already asked this question ;)
Guess it never hurts to ask again :)
http://www.mahalo.com/answers/humor/how-many-licks-does-it-take-to-get-to-the-tootsie-roll-center-of-a-tootsie-pop
 
It was fair to choose no best answer
It is really hard to pick a best when all of the answers are similar.
 
 


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