Sunday, August 2, 2009

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

Dear Mr. Nerd,
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?

- [questionnaire anonymous]


Dear anonymous,
a study by students of Purdue University purports that, on average, their licking machine took 364 licks to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop. However, due to the fact that aforesaid machine may not have exactly imitated the licking habits of human beings, the world may never know.

- Sincerely, the Nerd