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hex_girl

Sep 1 2005, 08:34 AM

I stopped by work earlier, and I saw we got in the new candy shipment, there was a box of tootsie pops. the box said new flavor

so, i open it and buy some, they have a blue raspberry one now.

That got me to thinking of old tv commercials, the one with this kid, this turtle and a wise old owl. The kid asks the turtle, "how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?" the turtle tells him to go ask the owl and then the kid does and the owl counted "one, two, three,*crunch* three" handing the stick back to the kid.

So, that made me wonder how many it did take, I am currently at 123 and counting

Does anyone actually know?

__Kratos__

Sep 1 2005, 08:50 AM

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.

Tootsie Pop Webpage With More Research Into This Question

The things we do in boredom... and curiosity...

hex_girl

Sep 1 2005, 09:34 AM

Yeah really,

I can't believe that that site exists.

Well I must defy, the norm because I am done at 201, no biting.

Maybe it has something to do with temperature and saliva and stuff. I dunno.

XSAS_Daughter

Sep 1 2005, 11:06 AM

I would have to bight it lol

NJC

Sep 1 2005, 01:15 PM

1,2,3 and bites

justcallmefox

Sep 1 2005, 02:01 PM

humans do amazing things when they're bored...

distortedpandy

Sep 1 2005, 03:11 PM

all these posts about licking and biting.......my god.........errrrrrrrrrrr nevermind

_Nyx_

Sep 1 2005, 03:14 PM

Tell me about it Pandy.....this isn't conducive to rational thought.....

OneEye

Sep 1 2005, 11:49 PM

I did it in 738, but my tongue lost it's saliva because I was sick and I was trying on a deformed one of the bigger side.

hex_girl

Sep 2 2005, 06:06 AM

Who says I gotta have rational thought all the time

Since I was a kid I could never not bite the darn sucker, I am quite impressed with myself

I may have asked the question but notice who found a website

RaginCajun

Sep 2 2005, 06:13 AM

those are a lot of licks. but isn't there sucking some where along with the licks? this is a wierd thread but gives me something to think about

Monster Hunter X

Sep 2 2005, 07:01 AM

QUOTE(hex_girl @ Sep 1 2005, 01:34 AM)

I stopped by work earlier, and I saw we got in the new candy shipment, there was a box of tootsie pops. the box said new flavor

so, i open it and buy some, they have a blue raspberry one now.

That got me to thinking of old tv commercials, the one with this kid, this turtle and a wise old owl. The kid asks the turtle, "how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?" the turtle tells him to go ask the owl and then the kid does and the owl counted "one, two, three,*crunch* three" handing the stick back to the kid.

So, that made me wonder how many it did take, I am currently at 123 and counting

Does anyone actually know?
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i did this once when i was a kid. it took me 553 lol yes, i actually counted

GhostDJR

Sep 2 2005, 02:20 PM

QUOTE(__Kratos__ @ Sep 1 2005, 12:50 AM)

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.

Tootsie Pop Webpage With More Research Into This Question

The things we do in boredom... and curiosity...

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I can only imagine what they did with that tounge in their free time.

Melladior

Sep 2 2005, 05:05 PM

This isn't a fair question. Licking is very individual; it's different for everyone. And Ragin's right, what if there's sucking involved? It'll throw the curve entirely out of whack.

I want a Tootsie Pop.

moe eubleck

Sep 2 2005, 06:06 PM

Moe wants to see Mella devour a tootsie pop.

ahem.. for purely scientific reasons of course.

its.... reasearch.

101

Sep 2 2005, 06:08 PM

Okay they have little tootsie pops too.

If they would only take those off the sticks and call them tootsie balls they would make a fortune.

Oh I have a patent. lol.

Do yall think this is a good idea?

moe eubleck

Sep 2 2005, 06:11 PM

Half the fun of the stick is having a good place to grip while you lick and suck vigorously. The wholesome center would not be the same without a stick.

Melladior

Sep 2 2005, 07:17 PM

QUOTE(moe eubleck @ Sep 2 2005, 10:06 AM)

Moe wants to see Mella devour a tootsie pop.

ahem.. for purely scientific reasons of course.

its.... reasearch.

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Moe is a very gifted scientist. And purely professional. During his experiments he wears a lab coat and everything.

JohnnyBoyC

Sep 3 2005, 12:15 AM

i tried before, bit it at 60

Paranoid Android

Sep 3 2005, 03:27 AM

248!

Though I could be wrong - I just pulled that number out of thin air since I've never had a tootsie pop, and have no idea what a tootsie pop is.

Regards, PA

joc

Sep 3 2005, 03:37 AM

QUOTE

have no idea what a tootsie pop is.

A sucker with chocolate in the center.

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I am currently involved in a similar study that seeks to discover the number of sips it takes to consume an entire St. Pauli Girl Dark beer. I'm on my third one now...I keep losing count..........

hex_girl

Sep 3 2005, 07:13 AM

The answer is 10 minutes!

Combined 8 minutes of sucking and 3 minutes of actual licking.

To further this odd quest for knowledge, I gave my two brother's and thier two friends
each a tootsie pop, one brother is 16 the other is 7.

and each one took 10 minutes, then I gave them all a blow pop to see if the center had anything to do with it, they finnished the blow pops sooner

FLY SPITTA

Sep 3 2005, 08:47 PM

QUOTE(moe eubleck @ Sep 2 2005, 11:11 AM)

Half the fun of the stick is having a good place to grip while you lick and suck vigorously. The wholesome center would not be the same without a stick.

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Agreed with you Moe on this. It simply would not be the same