My first try was based on a quick lick system at an average temperature of 20 degrees Celsius. This took approximately 379 licks, plus/minus 10.
My next try was with a cherry-flavoured pop. (The first was cherry as well.) This took 312 (+/- 10) licks at more humid conditions, same temperature.
Another cherry pop, at 35 Celsius, clear day, bright sun: ~260.
A pop immersed in cranberry juice and then licked took ~336 licks at 17 Celsius in my home, controled climate. This was, again, a cherry pop. At 24 degrees Celsius, the same fashion of pop took eleven licks more.
I also discovered that by waiting longer between licks, my margin of error increased as I became more famished, licking in larger, less even strokes. Factor this in with my margin of error.
Remember, these are cherry tootsie pops in the Northern Hemisphere during spring and summer of last year.
Other stats:
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A., raining, 25 Celsius, fall: ~349 Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, hazy, humid, 31 Celsius, spring: ~316 Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.A., snowing, -12 Celsius, winter: ~385
Yes, I know. Too much time on my hands...
Any other stats out there?
*corrects a few number typos*
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*ROTFLMHO* Oh my....if only this university student had so much time on her hands *L* That does however sound like a good experiment to perform for a research project or something *L* quite controlled, with all the temps taken into account and all...
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I was serious about the 328 in the other thread. I don't recall the conditions, though. It was a while ago, back when I had free time.
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When I was a kid, I got a Tootsie Pop in my Halloween candy, and I decided to find the number myself. It was somewhere between ten and eleven hundred. I'm sure I have it written down somewhere...
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In my dorm, there are 280 holes in the cieling tiles. The tiles that line the hallway number 12, 348. The tiles that are on the cielingin the hallway number 378.
Yes, I was bored freshman year.
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Jubilee, what's in 28 days (as per your signature)?
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Err... What in the world did I say? You said it took three licks. I highly, highly disagreed, so I wondered if you were talking about bites. I'm sorry if I offended you because of this.
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