In case you ever wondered --- it takes 364 licks

[packman]

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.

[LakeArenal]

1. Who has the patience for that?

Crunch....mmmm....tootsie.

[unblock]

2. Wait wait wait, wait a minute. Licking machine??

And this is a real *academic* project??

[PoliticAverse]

4. Purdue is known more for football than engineering. n/t

[redstatebluegirl]

6. What???? They are one of the top Engineering schools in the country!

[Pobeka]

7. There was the all male nude run on the Cary Quad on the coldest night of the year.

Amongst other important things that changed the world

[PoliticAverse]

3. I was told it takes 3...

[packman]

5. Fake news -

Dad- "Son, I'm writing a check here for 75 grand. What are you going to do at Purdue?"

Ivy League student to be, "Dad, my friends and I are going to study and solve one of the greatest mysteries posed to mankind."

[Hoyt]

8. My cracked teeth prove one can get to center much faster.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

9. I tried and failed

My cousin and I tried really hard to do it.

Felt like the licking was getting nowhere.
My tounge was hurting and so we gave up and crunched it.