Anecdotally: “I just did it today and it takes 446 licks to get to the chewy center of a loli pop. both of my friends did it today too and we are all 13 years old. One of them got 442 and the other got 449. So, around 450 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop.”

From Tootsie Roll Inc.: “We’ve been asking the question since 1970. Many have tried to lick their way to the center of the Tootsie Pop, and many have failed — for they couldn’t help but bite. But for those proud few who do make it to the center, and manage to keep count of how many licks it takes, we hold a special place in our hearts.”

It has been scientifically proven by professional tootsie roll lovers, that it takes 127 licks to get the the middle of a tootsie pop, where the tootsie roll center is located. However, those who did not see the center after 127 licks, couldn’t stand the pressure, and bit the tootsie pop, causing the center to be visible. I hope this answers your question

We’ve been asking the question since 1970, when the original “How Many Licks?” commercial first ran. Since then, intrepid lickers both young and old have taken up the challenge of this mystery.

Many have tried to lick their way to the center of the Tootsie Pop, and many have failed — for they couldn’t help but bite.

But for those proud few who do make it to the center, and manage to keep count of how many licks it takes, we hold a special place in our hearts.

We are aware of three studies that have been conducted. Each group contacted us to inform us of the results of their experiments:

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.

A chemical engineering doctorate student from the University of Michigan recorded that his licking machine required an average of 411 licks per Tootsie Pop.

A group of students at Swathmore School used human lickers in a scientific experiment and determined it took an average of 144 licks to get to 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.

THE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOW.

Um –

It depends on your saliva like they say… some people have more so it is easier and biting can seriously hurt… Um… it usually takes between 200 – 500 licks. It all depends on your ways of counting and how you lick it.

Do you lick it quickly?

Do you lick the whole thing?

Good grief, how many more times is this stupid question going to be posted on this site?!

You can see while you’re typing it in that it has been posted oodles of times. Why do you continue?

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