Food Theory: Tootsie Pops - How Many Licks Does It REALLY Take?

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  • Опубликовано: 8 июн 2024
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    You know the famous Tootsie Pop commercial that asks, "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?" That question has caused hundreds, if not thousands of people to try to find the answer. One of those people was our friend, MrBeast. Way back when he tried to find the answer and did a pretty good job but he forgot the BIGGEST help in any test. Science! Can we hack this challenge? Let's find out!
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    Tootsie taste testers:
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Комментарии • 18 тыс.

  • @RosannaPansino
    @RosannaPansino 3 года назад +39523

    These videos are so amazing! Love ya Matpat! ❤️

    • @caseyneil6470
      @caseyneil6470 3 года назад +538

      Oh hi Ro!

    • @ElementiaYT
      @ElementiaYT 3 года назад +973

      Of course Rosanna’s here. This is your jam, isn’t it? 😆

    • @beckett737
      @beckett737 3 года назад +160

      Yes

    • @tutin9930
      @tutin9930 3 года назад +152

      Food

    • @pandaguy1775
      @pandaguy1775 3 года назад +121

      Aaawww maaaan. Hi! How are you?

  • @dainhamilton7746
    @dainhamilton7746 3 года назад +3543

    I feel like matpat owl is a perfect representation of him

    • @AngryExpress
      @AngryExpress 3 года назад +14

      True xD

    • @tutin9930
      @tutin9930 3 года назад +31

      He's in an owlsona

    • @dainhamilton7746
      @dainhamilton7746 3 года назад +15

      Hey you didn't have to say it, what matpat does in his free time is his business.... 😂

    • @beckett737
      @beckett737 3 года назад +1

      Eh

    • @mark-kz1me
      @mark-kz1me 3 года назад +19

      i want music theory lol. matpat looked like a theater kid

  • @chancematters
    @chancematters 3 года назад +4079

    “Candy is all about having fun, and nothing is more fun than WINNING.”

    • @TheGamer-lh5mh
      @TheGamer-lh5mh 3 года назад +18

      Nice pfp

    • @chancematters
      @chancematters 3 года назад +19

      Gamerguy 105 why thank you! Nice username

    • @muhdherry6927
      @muhdherry6927 3 года назад +11

      Listen here you little *poop*

    • @PRD213
      @PRD213 3 года назад +8

      No wonder i always win when i eat candy

    • @noobsa78
      @noobsa78 3 года назад +9

      That line was suprisingly badass

  • @WyattRodebaugh
    @WyattRodebaugh 2 года назад +1499

    Literally last year my teacher used this video for a science project, and she shared it with the whole class. We also ended up seeing how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop. Thank you for sparing me of my boredom!

    • @someguy19
      @someguy19 2 года назад +46

      i wish my school was like this... ;(

    • @detectivelemaru2843
      @detectivelemaru2843 2 года назад +14

      @@someguy19 same

    • @Boloves
      @Boloves 2 года назад +12

      @@detectivelemaru2843 Same

    • @randomfumo4238
      @randomfumo4238 2 года назад +11

      @@Boloves same

    • @someguy19
      @someguy19 2 года назад +5

      well how many licks did you get?

  • @Oracle582
    @Oracle582 Год назад +607

    Matpat: who made it under 270 licks?
    Researcher #3: I have 183.
    Matpat: you are disqualified

  • @SCrafter1234
    @SCrafter1234 3 года назад +2225

    “I see theorist 3 didn’t get below 270”
    Display: *185*

    • @Weisz
      @Weisz 3 года назад +73

      Was about to say

    • @ZsNOTCute
      @ZsNOTCute 3 года назад +165

      Yeah he's a loser, no wonder he failed the challenge

    • @banann_ducc
      @banann_ducc 3 года назад +140

      Theorist 3: am i a joke to you

    • @Nukepositive
      @Nukepositive 3 года назад +65

      F for theorist 3

    • @minecraftmaster0615
      @minecraftmaster0615 3 года назад +62

      Yeah did he mean that Mr Beast got 170 or was the display wrong or did he just want number 3 to lose

  • @4shadow894
    @4shadow894 3 года назад +27343

    Next theory: HOW MANY JAWBREAKERS TO ACTUALLY BREAK SOMEONE'S JAW

    • @Giondi
      @Giondi 3 года назад +2732

      "Get on that, Researcher 3!"

    • @mattm7220
      @mattm7220 3 года назад +431

      This is now the question will keep me awake at night until it is answered

    • @SnailSnail-lo4pm
      @SnailSnail-lo4pm 3 года назад +476

      Well if you throw it fast enough, anything can break your jaw.

    • @Windrake101
      @Windrake101 3 года назад +121

      @Ronald "The taste of retribution, sure is sweet."

    • @kalebwarrick2626
      @kalebwarrick2626 3 года назад +61

      @Ronald Ed bring me his jaw

  • @Crim_Zen
    @Crim_Zen 2 года назад +309

    I'm here for the nostalgia. Also the licking machine sounds like something you would find on an adult website.
    Researcher # 2 was the real mvp of this.

  • @Visualeaf
    @Visualeaf Год назад +92

    I'm JUST now like seriously noticing that Dan/Researcher #3 DID do it in well under 270 links but Matpat still says he didn't and roasts him for his failure anyway. I think every time I've seen this before, I was thinking the target was 170 for some reason.

    • @briishmate5487
      @briishmate5487 Год назад +3

      why doesnt he just say the answer straight on instead of briefing everything he did to find it out (joke)

    • @AdamJAMES-im2ey
      @AdamJAMES-im2ey Год назад +4

      the real question though is How did Amy get 98 LICKS JUST HOW

    • @dafilmqueen556
      @dafilmqueen556 Год назад

      Poor Dan. MatPat, you have failed as a theorist for Dan bullying, you definitely deserve that bludgeoning to your head by your wife's coffee mug..😂

    • @purple_galexy5585
      @purple_galexy5585 Месяц назад

      Fr

  • @sabrinaalamo8203
    @sabrinaalamo8203 3 года назад +2441

    I love how 10 year old Matpat tested this and none of us are surprised 😂

    • @mirelastoica4173
      @mirelastoica4173 3 года назад

      L

    • @willowtree9101
      @willowtree9101 3 года назад +4

      LoL

    • @khn4048
      @khn4048 3 года назад +6

      I love tootsie roll pop

    • @Spicii9896
      @Spicii9896 3 года назад +29

      of course 10 year old matpat tested it

    • @AnarchyWillows
      @AnarchyWillows 3 года назад +31

      It’s matpat. We don’t question ANYTHING he makes a theory about. He figured out how long luigi’s schlong is as an adult. Him figuring out how many licks it takes to get to the tootsie pop centre as a kid? Tame. 😂😂😂

  • @knosat6643
    @knosat6643 3 года назад +3015

    Mat seems like the kid that sits down and does his work and isn't any trouble but if you become friends he's very talkative.

  • @matthewcorm
    @matthewcorm 2 года назад +30

    I actually tried it myself when I was a kid. it took me 367 licks, but my idea of "getting to" the center was being able to crack the candy shell.

    • @lding230
      @lding230 28 дней назад

      i took about 600 😭

  • @gacha_rainbow7693
    @gacha_rainbow7693 2 года назад +19

    13:34 “ YeS, I fEeL sO pOwErFuL!!!!!!”

  • @adark1289
    @adark1289 3 года назад +836

    How to minimize licks:
    Don’t have your tongue leave the tootsi pop. Then it’ll all be one lick.

  • @KrakenEyeGaming
    @KrakenEyeGaming 3 года назад +1321

    MatPat: let’s see who got less than 270 licks
    *guy has 185*
    MatPat: I’m gonna pretend I didn’t see that

    • @damiankaleomontero496
      @damiankaleomontero496 3 года назад +36

      It was researcher #3 though

    • @2dwatermelon302
      @2dwatermelon302 3 года назад +20

      But he didnt pretend that he didnt see that...
      He litteraly pointed him out

    • @juliarivera6071
      @juliarivera6071 3 года назад +17

      Guy who has 272 licks:

    • @johnathanreeves4654
      @johnathanreeves4654 3 года назад +9

      I did try licking to the center and it took 115 kicks for me in a cold dry room

    • @iwantsalmon
      @iwantsalmon 3 года назад +22

      @@johnathanreeves4654 He ignored probably the biggest and most important variable: the direction that you lick the tootsie roll from. There's a pretty big margin of error in manufacturing them, and they aren't all perfectly centered.

  • @LEONHOUSELETSPLAYMOBILEGAMES
    @LEONHOUSELETSPLAYMOBILEGAMES 2 года назад +79

    Just curious how she was able to do it in only 98 licks. Did I miss something as she beat MatPat and he didn't say much about her doing so, but instead celebrated himself doing it in 117.

    • @The-Bisexual-Queen-Kitty
      @The-Bisexual-Queen-Kitty 9 месяцев назад +1

      Lol 🤣

    • @Lord_Shadowfang
      @Lord_Shadowfang 8 месяцев назад +3

      The entire video was basically one giant meme. Lol. It was all in good humor.

    • @caseymarcellus341
      @caseymarcellus341 6 месяцев назад +1

      Tootsie pops come in a couple different sizes, it possible she got a slightly smaller one (they come in mini, small, med + large). Large + medium aren't that much different so that's what I was thinking it was :)

    • @caseymarcellus341
      @caseymarcellus341 6 месяцев назад

      Just looked it up there's three sizes but still the two are generally the same size and the mini are tiny

    • @GlitchKnight113
      @GlitchKnight113 3 месяца назад

      None of these are right, Amy just has oddly above average saliva (this is a confirmed fact) so it's just that, and then it dissolves faster

  • @leafeon8956
    @leafeon8956 Год назад +14

    Fun fact my uncle actually figured this out! He licked until he got to the core and mailed his answer to the Tootsie Pop people. They gave him a certificate :)

  • @manspider86
    @manspider86 3 года назад +7130

    Matpat with 117 licks: “Brags about how he beat Mr.Beast
    Amy in first place with 98 licks: Am I a joke to you?!

    • @bridgetbailey296
      @bridgetbailey296 3 года назад +50

      Lol

    • @timberrobles7752
      @timberrobles7752 3 года назад +92

      Rip amy

    • @Sam--506
      @Sam--506 3 года назад +543

      Even initially at 6:08 we see that she re-salivate her mouth after every lick that lowered the ammount of licks in total, rather than stroking it...
      Out of context that does sounds weird

    • @jacobalexander5139
      @jacobalexander5139 3 года назад +147

      Manspider86 bro she out-licked everyone each time no sweat

    • @monicacreator3168
      @monicacreator3168 3 года назад +70

      He knew he couldn't beat her

  • @ediblemonster4219
    @ediblemonster4219 3 года назад +1788

    Researcher #3: [breathes]
    MatPat: [cocking gun] that's enough out of you

  • @schmittenator3393
    @schmittenator3393 2 года назад +19

    Question: Wouldn't liking the pop inside a closed mouth work just as well, if not better, as altering the room temperature or working out? Wouldn't it have a sauna-like effect on the pop and make melt faster?
    Great content, btw. Keep it up!

  • @whoTf1sIva
    @whoTf1sIva 2 года назад +9

    It's awesome how much effort you put in these videos, and they always turn out awesome.

  • @ositaiza888
    @ositaiza888 3 года назад +500

    "forget him he's a straggler we're better off without him anyway" food matpat is HARSH

  • @kendaca4554
    @kendaca4554 3 года назад +626

    "Forget him he's a straggler. We're better off without him anyway"
    Food theory is really bringing the Gordan Ramsay out of Matpat

  • @alex_ramjiawan
    @alex_ramjiawan 3 месяца назад +3

    How did he mess up the polarity of water? H is δ+ and O is δ-.

  • @Fiasc_O_Phobia
    @Fiasc_O_Phobia 2 месяца назад +1

    4:42 something about the phrase 'automated licking machine' feels both hilarious and unnervingly wrong

  • @burningclaw8643
    @burningclaw8643 3 года назад +467

    What gives people feelings of power:
    Money
    Status
    Getting to the center of a tootsie pop in less than 270 licks

    • @silkyspider4239
      @silkyspider4239 3 года назад +11

      "YES!! I FEEL SO POWERFUL!!!"
      Matpat- 2020

    • @ComicPowerYT
      @ComicPowerYT 3 года назад +1

      Matpat:I am power...I AM A GOD!!!
      This makes me laugh

    • @alaiaomanu6318
      @alaiaomanu6318 3 года назад

      the best movie ever ruclips.net/video/TML6wJuxukc/видео.html

    • @Phoenix2.5D
      @Phoenix2.5D 3 года назад

      RRRR I NEED... MORE POWER.... I NEED MORE POWERRRRRR!!!!!

    • @TheGame052
      @TheGame052 3 года назад +1

      I actually got the center of one in 163 licks when I was in 6th grade.

  • @yopanda1157
    @yopanda1157 3 года назад +2275

    Fun fact: my sister tried doing the “a one, a two-hoo, a three, CRUNCH” thing, and ended up chipping her tooth

    • @crinkleminkle
      @crinkleminkle 3 года назад +35

      I'm able to

    • @possesed_beans
      @possesed_beans 3 года назад +11

      😂😂😂

    • @ayumigarcia1311
      @ayumigarcia1311 3 года назад +50

      I only do that if a lollipop is "soft"

    • @Husk2280
      @Husk2280 3 года назад +11

      LOL

    • @_Agnos
      @_Agnos 3 года назад +36

      I did it in 1 lick just continue putting your tongue on it

  • @EpicGamer_SansheeFreddy
    @EpicGamer_SansheeFreddy 2 года назад +11

    One time, me and my great-grandfather tried finding out how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop waaaaaay before Food Theory was a thing.

  • @Leha_nguyen
    @Leha_nguyen 2 года назад +3

    1:25 “Berries and cream, berries and cream, I’m a little lad who loves berries and cream~”

  • @galapagos1261
    @galapagos1261 3 года назад +5501

    I can officially say I’ve joined a channel “Before It Was Cool”, because we all know this is gonna be cool.

  • @rykloog9578
    @rykloog9578 3 года назад +799

    “It’s like someone designed tootsie pops to be consumed by humans” I don’t know why that made me laugh so much

    • @jtsonic1707
      @jtsonic1707 3 года назад +6

      I read your comment just as he said it

    • @rykloog9578
      @rykloog9578 3 года назад +4

      @@jtsonic1707 lol, that's a rare and funny coincidence

    • @petalgirl27
      @petalgirl27 3 года назад +1

      I had just like just finished laughing when I read this and guess what I started laughing again shocker.😅

    • @arwaazzam
      @arwaazzam 3 года назад

      JTSonic me to

    • @safala
      @safala 3 года назад

      Same here.

  • @oscaroneill5624
    @oscaroneill5624 2 года назад +1

    That win deserves a party as big as the new year party or your own holiday

  • @mrdrjuice
    @mrdrjuice 2 года назад +2

    the shortest amount of licks is one just spin the lollipop on your tongue till it's done

  • @cullenhutchison6528
    @cullenhutchison6528 3 года назад +314

    As a chemistry nerd, I have to point out that lowering the pH decreased the solubility of the acids present in the candy (such as citric acid).

    • @philsharpe4315
      @philsharpe4315 3 года назад +30

      Seems sciency enough to be true

    • @kevinsworldK.w69
      @kevinsworldK.w69 3 года назад +13

      @@philsharpe4315 I like how we just believe game theory we don't think " Hey this might be wrong" We just trust him know cuz it sounds sciency

    • @tonhaogamergranudo
      @tonhaogamergranudo 3 года назад +2

      So a more basic solution would be better? Huh.

    • @sankethbhaskar4236
      @sankethbhaskar4236 3 года назад +7

      Ah that makes sense, though I was thinking the native sugar in the juice also probably slowed it somewhat.

    • @KAustinn
      @KAustinn 3 года назад

      @@philsharpe4315 me anytime i'm watching a science video 😂😂

  • @nurdle8673
    @nurdle8673 3 года назад +578

    Matpat, you confused O and H when talking about polarity. O is negative, and H is positive.

    • @FoodTheory
      @FoodTheory  3 года назад +392

      Darn it! You're totally right. Good catch. Thanks for calling that out!

    • @NatesLegend
      @NatesLegend 3 года назад +36

      The Food Theorists did I not hear something correctly or was the goal to beat Mr Beast at going under 270 licks and then you said #3 failed that even though he was at 185?

    • @demonkarris391
      @demonkarris391 3 года назад +50

      @@NatesLegend it was a joke because he was bullying number 3 as a joke throughout the whole video

    • @NatesLegend
      @NatesLegend 3 года назад +12

      Demon Karris I tried to see it that way but then #3 was the only one that didn’t get under 170 so to me it read like he messed up his number

    • @IrvingIV
      @IrvingIV 3 года назад +2

      @@FoodTheory
      Please add a correction in the video description.

  • @notacelebrity3190
    @notacelebrity3190 Год назад

    I love your theories! Keep it up!

  • @nathenewendzel7806
    @nathenewendzel7806 2 года назад +1

    I love it when how he throws in all these variables.

  • @crumchyboi4972
    @crumchyboi4972 3 года назад +278

    MatPat: "How to optimize eating a Tootsie pop"
    Speedrunners: "This is gonna save some frames later"

  • @zackwhite9233
    @zackwhite9233 3 года назад +806

    “Spoken like a true failure”
    -Matpat, 2020

    • @sirpumpkin99
      @sirpumpkin99 3 года назад +1

      When did he say that ?

    • @aminlokali7423
      @aminlokali7423 3 года назад +3

      @@sirpumpkin99 8:55

    • @HanMestov
      @HanMestov 3 года назад +7

      researcher 3 sounding like a true unpaid failure

    • @sirpumpkin99
      @sirpumpkin99 3 года назад

      Thanks

    • @Joelhector799
      @Joelhector799 3 года назад +1

      What my dad told me (if he was around)

  • @PotatoThePresident
    @PotatoThePresident Год назад

    I love your videos! keep up the good work MatPat!

  • @EpicGamer_SansheeFreddy
    @EpicGamer_SansheeFreddy 2 года назад +5

    0:05 *A one “lick”*
    *A twooooooooo “lick”*
    *A t h r e e . “Eats whole” T h e o r y .*

  • @ladynoluck
    @ladynoluck 3 года назад +449

    2nd most timeless: Hershey Kisses Christmas bells commercial

  • @seashellcat3740
    @seashellcat3740 3 года назад +615

    Make three more channels and color them blue, purple, and orange and we’ll have the Infinity Theorists.

    • @miscellanist
      @miscellanist 3 года назад +39

      How? Like I get the joke, but he only has four slots three of which are already filled.

    • @moonglazer12
      @moonglazer12 3 года назад +49

      He is inevitable

    • @FoodTheory
      @FoodTheory  3 года назад +438

      I'd have to change the logo to a gauntlet...hmmmm

    • @chrisyerr420
      @chrisyerr420 3 года назад +78

      @@FoodTheory In the words of Emperor Palpatine, DO IT

    • @bluepenguin4345
      @bluepenguin4345 3 года назад +7

      Awesome

  • @AbhishKernerVids64
    @AbhishKernerVids64 2 года назад +4

    The intro was the best MatPat intro ever, if that makes sense

  • @kentman1472
    @kentman1472 Год назад +1

    Amazing work he put in these videos

  • @luggilu7864
    @luggilu7864 3 года назад +225

    I have this awkward feeling, that the "automated licking nachine" was intended for a waaaay different industry

  • @X-SPONGED
    @X-SPONGED 3 года назад +637

    Matpat : "I beat Mrbeast with 117 licks"
    Me : "well yes but Amy's the real champion"

    • @madkirk7431
      @madkirk7431 3 года назад +3

      GIMME SOME 207 AND 500

    • @graceyl.195
      @graceyl.195 3 года назад +5

      Well yes but actually no

    • @shimasclan
      @shimasclan 3 года назад +8

      Is that really a surprise though?

    • @shrouls
      @shrouls 3 года назад +4

      Matpat wants you to delete this comment

    • @X-SPONGED
      @X-SPONGED 3 года назад +4

      @@shrouls well I'm a level 3 researcher of site [REDACTED] fite me

  • @MetalMan1245
    @MetalMan1245 2 года назад +3

    Good job Amy, 98 licks, that looked like way less than everybody else.

  • @thegreatasprin3252
    @thegreatasprin3252 Год назад +12

    Been watching MatPat since I was 7, absolutely love this dude, watched basically every video on all 4 channels.
    Keep up the great word!! ❤❤❤

    • @gamestajesus
      @gamestajesus 10 месяцев назад

      You mean 5, right
      Game Theory
      Film Theory
      Food Theory
      Style Theory
      GTLive

  • @calebhammond1357
    @calebhammond1357 3 года назад +1105

    Why isn't anybody talking about the fact that Researcher #2 did it in LESS THAN 100 LICKS

  • @mr.neverrest3699
    @mr.neverrest3699 3 года назад +324

    Alternative title: Mat pat gets *heated* over licking while disrespecting his co-worker

  • @Liliana-pg6mv
    @Liliana-pg6mv 25 дней назад +1

    I always love watching these vids even though MatPat left. He's an OG ❤❤❤

  • @CJMaster1
    @CJMaster1 2 года назад +1

    I'm mad at myself for forgetting to subscribe to food theory and now the RUclips recommendations made me remember it

  • @kxrisxtallsx
    @kxrisxtallsx 3 года назад +369

    Alternative Title: MatPat mistreating Researcher No.3 for 15 Minutes

  • @katomiccomics202
    @katomiccomics202 3 года назад +797

    Can’t wait til they get to the sinister, morbid, murderous origins of bread.

    • @mcmouche266
      @mcmouche266 3 года назад +1

      XD

    • @doubleshotduel9875
      @doubleshotduel9875 3 года назад +8

      BREADBEAR

    • @MaggotMunchr
      @MaggotMunchr 3 года назад +2

      Already is a thing
      www.geoffmetcalf.com/bread.html

    • @luciafraga4637
      @luciafraga4637 3 года назад +1

      What are these origins?

    • @vulpusgenius
      @vulpusgenius 3 года назад

      Bread Is a conspiracy, watch this vid: ruclips.net/video/_Oh_Arr6IVc/видео.html

  • @lasercraft32
    @lasercraft32 2 месяца назад +2

    This is one of the first Food Theories... Yet I'm just NOW realizing that I never watched this one somehow.

  • @redgeoblaze3752
    @redgeoblaze3752 2 года назад +3

    I actually did the tootsie pop thing when I was like 8.
    I came up with 175, though, I counted "get to the center" as when I could first feel the tootsie roll center, which vastly differs depending on the pop.

  • @laracondy3903
    @laracondy3903 3 года назад +290

    Researchers: So... How many Tootsie Pops do you want us to eat in a day?
    MatPat: YES

    • @Andyzhouse23
      @Andyzhouse23 4 месяца назад

      New theory idea: how many tootsie pops does it take to get to the center of my heart

  • @jeremietiu5094
    @jeremietiu5094 3 года назад +1162

    When you know that Amy isn’t a fan of candy but she finished it with 98 licks, we love a queen that chooses her candy battles.

    • @dontrelldurant3450
      @dontrelldurant3450 3 года назад +9

      How do you know she doesn’t like candy?

    • @jeremietiu5094
      @jeremietiu5094 3 года назад +44

      Dontrell Durant in their livestreams they asked her what candy she likes she said she doesn’t like sweets and chocolate that much, she’s also vegan.

    • @dontrelldurant3450
      @dontrelldurant3450 3 года назад +7

      Dutchess Of Darkness oh. I miss all streams

    • @jeremietiu5094
      @jeremietiu5094 3 года назад +16

      Dontrell Durant they have an archive channel! GTlive :> I don’t watch all of the streams (unless its fnaf, i like watching confused MatPat)

    • @dontrelldurant3450
      @dontrelldurant3450 3 года назад +1

      Dutchess Of Darkness thanks

  • @The_Vanished
    @The_Vanished 2 года назад +1

    The intro was great!

  • @timomajere
    @timomajere 2 года назад +3

    Ok I'm 49 years old and seeing you do those vignettes from when I was a kid was fantastic.
    When I was in elementary school ( ages 5-11), I actually did a science fair project on this EXACT concept.
    How many licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop.
    With some 'help from adult sources', we used 3 examples, One was just a wetted sponge going back and forth over a Pop, using weights and pulleys to keep it in motion with little kinetic loss, one was an adult start licking it, and one was a kid ( myself) lick one until we got to the center.
    I still have my results; Thank to Mom for never throwing stuff out and a wealth of attic memories.
    Sponge : 108 total passes til center
    Adult Tongue: 161 Total passes til center
    Kid Tongue :172 Total passes til center.
    This was in 1979 mind you so Your results may vary.
    Guess they were just slightly tougher back in my day.

  • @professergold7159
    @professergold7159 3 года назад +761

    How many licks does it take: 0
    Optimized method of licking: Bite it

    • @Snugseeker
      @Snugseeker 3 года назад +6

      Grace Slagle I can’t I have braces

    • @carat_light
      @carat_light 3 года назад +4

      @Grace Slagle are you asking if braces are a disease or are you joking lol

    • @carat_light
      @carat_light 3 года назад +1

      @Grace Slagle HMMMMMM

    • @sallybarrera8854
      @sallybarrera8854 3 года назад

      M J HMMMMMM 🤔🤔🤔🤔🧐🧐🧐🧐

    • @--CHARLIE--
      @--CHARLIE-- 3 года назад +5

      Put it in water and let it sit. You never licked it, but made it to the center. Or use a hammer for something like that. That second one counts more since that's closer to using your body to do it, which is closest to the original intent,and thus spirit of, the question.

  • @MasonMP
    @MasonMP 3 года назад +98

    Matpat: How many people made it to the center in under 270 licks?
    Researcher #3: _has 185 licks_
    Matpat: *I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that*

    • @portiaharley9925
      @portiaharley9925 3 года назад +5

      Lol right I was so confused as to why he was in the red they all did it and #2 did better then Matpat did

    • @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley
      @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley 3 года назад +3

      I'm guessing now that was a joke that i stupidly failed to get because I was so confused by that, lol. I get it now, Mat is supposed to be oppressive and suppressive of number 3, lol.

  • @crosscirfians6236
    @crosscirfians6236 Год назад +5

    7:15 Best Girl.

  • @myspacer85
    @myspacer85 Месяц назад

    Idk how many times I’ve shown this video (today included) to give people the definitive answer when this question comes up. Thank you

  • @realriskshortfilms9443
    @realriskshortfilms9443 3 года назад +232

    Me when MatPat first announces food theory: That’s lame
    Me after watching this video: Alright you’ve won me over

    • @sarthakk3062
      @sarthakk3062 3 года назад +6

      This comment was on his instagram story

    • @cuno115
      @cuno115 3 года назад

      Everyone ever

    • @foxyoner3674
      @foxyoner3674 3 года назад +2

      You didn't see the kool-aid man video did you

  • @pineqone6220
    @pineqone6220 3 года назад +481

    my mom actually counted the licks when she was a kid and sent it in, she got a certificate thing for it :p

    • @kingzach74
      @kingzach74 3 года назад +30

      What?? I did that as a kid and never thought to send it in!
      For me it was around 343 or so. Although as a kid I never thought to lick and wait a few seconds.

    • @liloldmetree2405
      @liloldmetree2405 3 года назад +6

      BRO WHAT! I wish I knew that! I want a certificate for that! I was so proud of that accomplishment as a kid!

    • @matineeman3038
      @matineeman3038 3 года назад +2

      Lol

    • @sirfantyvr300
      @sirfantyvr300 3 года назад +1

      The Pumpkin Gamer yeah smae

    • @jacksonmcgregor3198
      @jacksonmcgregor3198 3 года назад +1

      Kris Bright only 343? I got 1143

  • @spillymcspillmore3426
    @spillymcspillmore3426 2 года назад +2

    Great video! I just wanted to point out (over a year later, but you know...) at 7:05 in polar molecules is is the oxygen that is more negative and the hydrogen is more positive.

    • @Rasher8844
      @Rasher8844 2 года назад +1

      I was about to do the same. I can’t believe no one pointed out in a year! 🤣

  • @tomkerruish2982
    @tomkerruish2982 Год назад +1

    The boy doesn't actually talk to a turtle; he speaks with what is clearly a tortoise who happens to be named Mr. Turtle.

  • @PKFoyer
    @PKFoyer 3 года назад +374

    Some random kid in a candy commercial: "how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?"
    Matpat: hold my fnaf theory

    • @zak9158
      @zak9158 3 года назад +3

      Yes

    • @cheshirecat882
      @cheshirecat882 3 года назад +1

      Next thing you know he going to do a 5 part theory video that goes way off base and uses things that have nothing to do with the original.

    • @kickerkirby6918
      @kickerkirby6918 3 года назад +1

      Matpat hold my Film and Game theorys

  • @Cwak
    @Cwak 3 года назад +192

    This is just a science class that’s actually fun that doesn’t need you to hear that one idiot that goes like, “Ewwww!!!!!” when they see something mildly gross. Like cmon it’s just a heart, how is it that gross.

    • @WasntEcho
      @WasntEcho 3 года назад +12

      And its less boring
      I mean, Science class is usually fun for me. But Science class can be a bit boring. This is just so interesting.

    • @andbone1090
      @andbone1090 3 года назад +1

      I mean i guess when you touch it then yeah its gross

  • @zteamundead
    @zteamundead Год назад +1

    Can we just all collectively agree that the Matt Pat owls response to the question that was asked is going to be met Pats Response to every single question we ask him

  • @meghanadinius7964
    @meghanadinius7964 2 года назад +7

    1:24 little lad

  • @butlerkitten
    @butlerkitten 3 года назад +408

    MatPat: "I have H E R E B Y BEAT Mr Beast."
    Amy, AKA, Researcher 2: Are you challenging me?
    Since she had 98 licks, lol

    • @Niflheimrr_EL
      @Niflheimrr_EL 3 года назад +28

      I want to know how she got under 100 now. Did she take longer? Was her tongue rougher? What is the ph of her saliva. Did she eat jalapeños before? These are questions i need answers to.

    • @childoficarus5334
      @childoficarus5334 3 года назад +7

      @@Niflheimrr_EL its why we call her sandpaper tongue

    • @brianheaney290
      @brianheaney290 3 года назад +5

      @@Niflheimrr_EL let's say she has practice licking

    • @witheredbonnie9268
      @witheredbonnie9268 3 года назад +2

      Brian Heaney yeah

    • @scratchedcds
      @scratchedcds 3 года назад +1

      it’s probably just her superpower since she’s wearing an umbrella academy t-shirt.

  • @twitterusersarefreakingstu2200
    @twitterusersarefreakingstu2200 3 года назад +253

    Can we just appreciate the fact that it’s possible to get to the center of a tootsie pop in under 100 licks?

    • @Batnano
      @Batnano 3 года назад +2

      she's an expert

    • @MegaMr46
      @MegaMr46 3 года назад +1

      NOW the world knows.

  • @MoisterChife
    @MoisterChife 2 года назад

    I swear no matter what he makes theories about, food, games, films, he could make fricking sport theory, and it will be a blast

  • @Qt_43
    @Qt_43 2 года назад

    I swear I could watch all your theorys 🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @jacksoncrawford3827
    @jacksoncrawford3827 3 года назад +235

    "it's like someone designed tootsie pops to be consumed by humans" that killed me😂😂

  • @bardoc-137
    @bardoc-137 3 года назад +363

    Please make a video about this: “is mayonaise an instrument?”

    • @CandyJackalope
      @CandyJackalope 3 года назад +6

      Someone has tried this
      ruclips.net/video/A5jnftBQw2U/видео.html

    • @uhhhbales5803
      @uhhhbales5803 3 года назад +11

      "I don't need sleep, I need answers."

    • @edma06
      @edma06 3 года назад +3

      Dr. Sodium Chloride NOPE

    • @edma06
      @edma06 3 года назад +5

      Dr. Sodium Chloride wait I thought it was a Rick roll sorry lol

    • @invasivethesinner276
      @invasivethesinner276 3 года назад +3

      I bet my life savings he wont

  • @jadenruanes1858
    @jadenruanes1858 2 года назад +2

    6:03 YEAH!

  • @htissiaagr
    @htissiaagr 6 месяцев назад +1

    I love your videos :)

  • @thequietkid4887
    @thequietkid4887 3 года назад +400

    MATPAT: *Does theory on Tootsie Pops*
    ME: I’m sorry mate, is this some American joke I’m too Australian to understand?

  • @Alexrider02
    @Alexrider02 3 года назад +283

    "Under 270 licks"
    "185"
    "Researcher 3 didn't make the cut..."
    I... I'm not that bad at math, am I?

    • @mattm7220
      @mattm7220 3 года назад +60

      Not bad at math, it was just continuing the joke of the whole video where Matt wasn't interested in anything Researcher 3 had to say, so he would have automatically failed even if he'd had the lowest number. You can tell they are really good friends just from that one joke.

    • @matute33
      @matute33 3 года назад +4

      It's about him being the lowest from all the others

    • @MorsecodeZ
      @MorsecodeZ 3 года назад +5

      It may have been continuing the joke, but they were all WAY under 200, which seems unlikely ... or not, since he said 117 when he finished. Also, again, go Amy!

    • @justinlawrence7584
      @justinlawrence7584 3 года назад

      He was bullying that guy the entire video as a joke

    • @rezaching
      @rezaching 3 года назад

      I'm with you on this

  • @shawnhardy-hf7is
    @shawnhardy-hf7is 6 месяцев назад +1

    I like how mr.beast went with the thinnest part of the tootsie pop while I went with the thickest

  • @benjaminpetrick8003
    @benjaminpetrick8003 Год назад +3

    Funny, he is so excited he beat Mr.beast, yet he tied with one of his teammates and a girl beat him on his own channel with 98 🤣

  • @nihilnothing
    @nihilnothing 3 года назад +318

    Questions I would like answered by this channel:
    - What would happen if I ate 1/2 pound of turmeric?
    - What does the turnip stock exchange in Animal Crossing say about turnips in their world? Are they rare or useful?
    - How many jumping jacks could I do with the caloric energy of one large pepperoni pizza?
    - What are all those ingredients in energy drinks and why do I like them so much?
    - How fast is each stage of the digestive cycle, beginning from taking a bite? How quick before food hits the stomach?
    - Why is it called an eggplant?

    • @alli_mode
      @alli_mode 3 года назад +16

      Young eggplants look like they are growing literal eggs search: juvenile eggplant plants.

    • @sirfantyvr300
      @sirfantyvr300 3 года назад +4

      Ok ok I will omg wow that crazy wow

    • @geek2.027
      @geek2.027 3 года назад +7

      Look it's not an eggplant it's an aubergine. But the rest of them seem relevent

    • @darrenchen964
      @darrenchen964 3 года назад +2

      geek 2.0 EGGPLANT ALL THE WAY

    • @jjmj4971
      @jjmj4971 3 года назад +2

      food takes about 10 seconds to go from swallowing to the stomach, then 10 hours from stomach to intestine, about 4 hours from intestinal tract to toilet

  • @aanyadevlal7086
    @aanyadevlal7086 2 года назад +1

    Food Theory: how long can you survive on just candy...just candy nothing more, nothing less.

  • @mauricegreen2711
    @mauricegreen2711 Год назад

    Hey MatPat, great content... Keep up the good work. I was wondering if u could explain why Cadbury eggs stuck with the Easter commercial after previously using multiple gimmicks in their ads. I'm 41 and remember (vaguely) that it was kind of a implied joke or message that Cadbury eggs weren't your average chocolate candy

  • @twinmarcus2210
    @twinmarcus2210 3 года назад +692

    Universities: licking robot
    Doujin Artists: *Write that down*

    • @user-bh4rf5be5i
      @user-bh4rf5be5i 3 года назад +19

      *dies*

    • @cybersentient4758
      @cybersentient4758 3 года назад +18

      Furious breathing intensifies

    • @lvbboi9
      @lvbboi9 3 года назад +19

      *pulls out gun*

    • @holyalpaca750
      @holyalpaca750 3 года назад +7

      There's a BL named My X report that actually has that in it.
      IT'S REAL Y'ALL.
      IT ACTUALLY EXISTS.

    • @chocokuns9891
      @chocokuns9891 3 года назад +4

      @@holyalpaca750 don't remind us

  • @thisguy3444
    @thisguy3444 3 года назад +367

    Next theory:
    How many shrimp do you have to eat before you make your skin turn pink?

    • @DragonKazooie89
      @DragonKazooie89 3 года назад +29

      Or carrots to turn your skin orange

    • @shadow_shine3578
      @shadow_shine3578 3 года назад +10

      @@DragonKazooie89 that one is cooler. Dang I need to know

    • @num4162
      @num4162 3 года назад +8

      Or blue m&m’s until your skin turns blue

    • @tatethecowman3966
      @tatethecowman3966 3 года назад +15

      That depends on your immune system because if you eat too much you’ll get sick. It also depends on the richness of the shrimp because shrimps are pretty rich.

    • @fizzarchived
      @fizzarchived 3 года назад +3

      Nu M no it how many blue m&m’s until you get diabetes

  • @Kinny230
    @Kinny230 Год назад

    I like to add to the fact that I’m binge watching your stuff while making a full suit for a stuffed monkey my sibling made and I repaired

  • @DamonNomad82
    @DamonNomad82 2 года назад +2

    As a kid, I was actually nerdy enough to try to find out, and in my case, it took 197 licks. This was years before the internet was a thing, so I only shared that info with people I knew personally.

  • @thatweirdgamer9214
    @thatweirdgamer9214 3 года назад +276

    I clicked this completely on a whim and then stopped and was like “wtf is that MatPat?” And I cant describe the level of surprise when I read the name of this channel

    • @snowyches9886
      @snowyches9886 3 года назад

      ME TOO

    • @H1storyRemembers
      @H1storyRemembers 3 года назад +3

      I saw “Is pizza a sandwich” or whatever two hours before the Willy wonka theory.

    • @LilithLorenz
      @LilithLorenz 3 года назад +3

      I looked up game theory and found it so I already knew, but thats cool!

    • @whippethacreem7299
      @whippethacreem7299 3 года назад

      I never read titles I just click on the thumbnail that looks most interesting.

  • @Athithan_2000
    @Athithan_2000 3 года назад +285

    I’m calling it before MatPat does his
    Analysis: Eat really spicy hot food then lick it!

  • @cgpbgaming6313
    @cgpbgaming6313 2 года назад +1

    0:41 when you forget to do your Duolingo and the owl is mad and asks you a 100 questions

  • @The-R.A.N.D.O.M-Thing
    @The-R.A.N.D.O.M-Thing 2 года назад +3

    Me: hears the word wisconsin
    4:32
    Also me: I LIVE IN WISCONSIN.

  • @caelandenning2648
    @caelandenning2648 3 года назад +393

    Theorists: when do we get paid
    Matpat: no

    • @voidisdead5687
      @voidisdead5687 3 года назад +7

      Nice comment mind if I steal it?

    • @caelandenning2648
      @caelandenning2648 3 года назад +8

      @@voidisdead5687 no steal pls

    • @voidisdead5687
      @voidisdead5687 3 года назад +6

      Yes >:)

    • @kyleallen1236
      @kyleallen1236 3 года назад +4

      @@voidisdead5687 r\madlads

    • @eizabhafna4977
      @eizabhafna4977 3 года назад +2

      @@caelandenning2648 It's to late you cant stop him now hes already typing it as we speak.

  • @bluetube364
    @bluetube364 3 года назад +197

    MatPat: Good job Amy.
    Amy: Licks Tootsie POP more aggressively then the others

    • @Sataka23clips
      @Sataka23clips 3 года назад +13

      Women are naturally like that though but no one wants to admit

    • @ijk9492
      @ijk9492 3 года назад +4

      @@Sataka23clips w...what does that even mean?

    • @fieryelf
      @fieryelf 3 года назад +7

      @@ijk9492 You'll know when you grow older.

    • @ijk9492
      @ijk9492 3 года назад +6

      @@fieryelf I know what it means I was just hoping maybe there was another non-sexual or derogatory explanation

    • @grimmrider638
      @grimmrider638 3 года назад +3

      @@ijk9492 Well for the first comment by Blue Tube, he was just making a joke.
      As for the claims made by both comments, well Amy herself was actually the least aggressive when it came to licking the Tootsie Pop in the first test when compared to the other test subjects, both of which where male. Specifically the Third test subject was consistently proven to be the least efficient licker out of all the others in both tests, even though he was the most aggressive in the first test. So I would have to surmise that the claim is simply wrong.
      As for how this mistake could have been made I surmise that the commenter mistook Amy for Mat's wife (the brain sometimes get confused with information) who in the second test was actually trying to get to the Tootsie Pop 's centre and thus had a more aggressive technique though it should be noted that the result she got was 132 licks, several licks more than the top five contenders and far more licks than Amy who got 98 licks in the second test out of a total nine participants.
      As for an explanation that does not require any sexual reference I would have to say it would either have to be Amy's tongue texture, body temperature or a difference in the composition of her saliva compared to the other participants. Although Mat did indeed test for lower pH such as acids he did neglect to check other factors such as higher pH levels which gets into basic solutions which do actually have effects when it comes to deluding elements. What's more neglecting that the purpose of saliva in the digestion process is to dilute glucose which is the more efficient form of fructose the very element he was testing.

  • @melnfred
    @melnfred 2 года назад +1

    I was licking a jawbreaker as I was watching this

  • @Vaiave
    @Vaiave 2 года назад

    Matt: throws confetti all over the place
    Quality: *guess I'll die*