How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?

from the company, a cut and paste:

http://www.tootsie.com/

Tootsie Gallery: How Many Licks Does It Take?

The Licking Machine and Other Scientific Endeavors

At least three detailed scientific studies have attempted to determine the number of licks required to reach the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop.

Purdue University

A group of engineering students from Purdue University reported that its licking machine, modeled after a human tongue, took an average of 364 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. Twenty of the group's volunteers assumed the licking challenge-unassisted by machinery-and averaged 252 licks each to the center.

University of Michigan

Not to be outdone by a Big Ten rival, a chemical engineering doctorate student from the University of Michigan recorded that his customized licking machine required 411 licks to reach the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop. (411-364. Go Blue!)

Swarthmore Junior High School

Rejecting the notion that one needed active college status to undertake the Tootsie Pop licking challenge, a group of junior high students at Swathmore School used human lickers, reporting an average of 144 licks to reach the center of a Tootsie Pop.

Based on the wide range of results from these scientific studies, it is clear that the world may never know how many licks it really takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop.

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My answer is 365 unofficially. However, you might find this interesting (source provided). A study by the University of Michigan concluded that it takes 411 licks, but there is another study by Purdue University concluded that it takes an average of 364 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop using a "licking machine", while it takes an average of 252 licks when tried by 20 volunteers.

Tootsie roll = The world may never know.

You = about 12 licks.

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The World May Never Know...

Plus it depends on the size of the persons tongue..

Actually it depends on the size of your tongue larger tongues will probably take less licks.

A thousand twenty something. My friend did it for a science project

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we had to do this as a science experiment one day at school :P

at least 200

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