There's conflicting opinions in the academic world about how many licks it takes to get to the centre of the uhhh because their tests have all come up with different results.
- The University of Cambridge says 3,481 licks.
- Purdue University says 364 licks (when they used a 'licking machine') but their average was 252 licks when they used 20 volunteers.
- The University of Michigan says 411 licks.
- Swarthmore College had a median of 144 licks (with a range of 70 - 222)
- Harvard says 2255 licks to get to the centre.
So there's actually a really wide range of conflicting opinions. Hope this helps.
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A student study at the University of Cambridge concluded that it takes 3,481 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. 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. Yet another study by the University of Michigan concluded that it takes 411 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. A 1996 study by undergraduate students at Swarthmore College concluded that it takes a median of 144 licks (range 70–222) to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. Harvard Grad students created a rotating mechanical tongue and concluded it took 2255 licks. It took 2256 licks on one attempt for a normal raspberry Tootsie Pop to get the center showing. YouTube star Ryan Higa found out that it took 700 licks to get to the center of the Tootsie Pop.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tootsie...or_Tootsie_Pop
