Tootsie Roll Pops are known for the catch phrase "How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?" The phrase was first introduced in an animated commercial which debuted on U.S. television in 1970.
No one knows. For the owl in the original commercial, it took three licks and then he bit into it. The whole point is that no one will ever know because you can't resist the great temptation of biting the candy shell to get to the center of a tootsie pop!
Additional Input from Contributors:
Large licks:423
Small licks:752
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
1, 2, 3, CRUNCH!
The world may never know…
It takes about 942 licks to get to the center
427 licks to get to the center
It takes 120 licks to get the the center.
360 licks.
none
it took me 835 licks from the biggest side
acctually 1930 licks
12
it will take 105
It takes 2,194 licks to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop. ( I counted )
If the totsie pop is not bit in to it takes 228 licks to get to the center of a totsie pop
74.