# Tootsie Lollipop **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 9, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tootsie-lollipop/379699 "2006-11-09T14:33:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![the\_Guster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@the\_Guster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Guster)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tootsie-lollipop/379699/1 "2006-11-09T14:33:55Z")
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie lolliepop. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tootsie-lollipop/379699/2 "2006-11-09T14:40:57Z")
Welcome! Let us know when you are done with your test. That’s the beauty of GQ: If you can answer your own question, we prefer that you try first, then report back. That is what we call “fighting ignorance”. Please report back when done. ---
**Author:** ![the\_Guster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@the\_Guster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_Guster)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tootsie-lollipop/379699/3 "2006-11-09T15:12:38Z")
[QUOTE=Philster] Welcome! Let us know when you are done with your test. That’s the beauty of GQ: If you can answer your own question, we prefer that you try first, then report back. That is what we call “fighting ignorance”. Please report back when done. [/QUOTE] As the old wise owl does, a one lick, a two lick, a three lick, a crunch. Have a good day, Guster. ---
**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tootsie-lollipop/379699/4 "2006-11-09T15:42:05Z")
[QUOTE=the Guster] How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie lolliepop. [/QUOTE] Sorry! We don’t do homework. That’s a student’s assignment. BTW Where do you find Tootsie lollypops these days? ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tootsie-lollipop/379699/5 "2006-11-09T15:50:31Z")
The correct name is Tootsie Roll Pop. This ends the factual part of this thread. :rolleyes: Please do not feed candy to the trolls. ---
**Author:** ![FormerMarineGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/65b543/32.png) [@FormerMarineGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerMarineGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tootsie-lollipop/379699/6 "2006-11-09T16:19:57Z")
I will give a shot at it, since nobody else wants to. A quick search from Wiki shows three different studies about how many licks it takes to get to the center of a [Tootsie Roll Pop](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tootsie_Pop): > [@](#): > > Tootsie Roll Industries notes that they are aware of 3 separate and completely unrelated studies which attempted to finally put to rest the ever eternal question of “How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?”: > > A handful of engineering students at Purdue University appear to have conducted the most research. They devised a “licking machine,” with which they recorded an average of 364 licks to get to the center. Their research also included having 20 human volunteers carry out the experiment as well. The results from the volunteers concluded that it took an average of 252 licks to reach it. > > One doctorate student at the University of Michigan created his own\*\* licking machine and came up with an average of 411 licks \*\* to reach the center of the Tootsie Pop. > > Students at Swathmore High School conducted their own human-based experiment, resulting in an average of 144 licks. I need to find one of these licking machines that provide 411 licks, for my wife. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tootsie-lollipop/379699/7 "2006-11-09T18:49:56Z")
[QUOTE=FormerMarineGuy] I need to find one of these licking machines that provide 411 licks, for my wife. [/QUOTE] [Here](http://www.tootsie.com/memoriesLicksMachine.html) is the licking machine they used. It doesn’t look very erotic though. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tootsie-lollipop/379699/8 "2006-11-09T19:05:54Z")
Who licks a Tootsie Pop until it’s gone? I kind of leave them in my mouth and suck every once in a while. If I had to lick the think until it was finished I’d probably take a few and then throw it in the garbage. ---
**Author:** ![FormerMarineGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/65b543/32.png) [@FormerMarineGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerMarineGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tootsie-lollipop/379699/9 "2006-11-09T19:35:25Z")
[QUOTE=Cabin\_Fever] [Here](http://www.tootsie.com/memoriesLicksMachine.html) is the licking machine they used. It doesn’t look very erotic though. YMMV. [/QUOTE] It’s all a matter of taste. ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tootsie-lollipop/379699/10 "2006-11-09T20:42:22Z")
\ How many posts does it take to get from GQ to MPSIMS? In this case, looks like 10. Moved \ ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tootsie-lollipop/379699/11 "2006-11-09T20:58:16Z")
The world may never know. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tootsie-lollipop/379699/12 "2006-11-09T21:31:16Z")
[QUOTE=Cabin\_Fever] [Here](http://www.tootsie.com/memoriesLicksMachine.html) is the licking machine they used. It doesn’t look very erotic though. YMMV. [/QUOTE] That’s what the light switch is for. 😉 Heck, throw a toupee on it, and you’ve got a free pass for football night. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tootsie-lollipop/379699/13 "2006-11-09T21:36:05Z")
I once earned actual money by attempting to answer a [How Many Licks](http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=252337) question.