How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?

All of us remember this question poised by the young child as he goes around and asks several different animals.


Finally he gets to the wise old owl.  They test how many it takes and find out it takes 3.

See the 1969 commercial here. 
Was the owl correct?
How many does it really take?  Does the flavor make a difference?  Does the gender of the tester change our results?
This week in C12 we will be testing the question that has been teasing us forever.
What flavor will you test?  Science is fun and tasty

This is our count from 6 bags of Tootsie Pops

Counting their lick tallies

Making tallies for his licks

Tallying their licks

trying to get to the center of their Tootsie Pops

Focused