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

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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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  • @RosannaPansino
    @RosannaPansino Před 3 lety +39512

    These videos are so amazing! Love ya Matpat! ❤️

  • @4shadow894
    @4shadow894 Před 3 lety +27323

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

    • @Giondi
      @Giondi Před 3 lety +2729

      "Get on that, Researcher 3!"

    • @mattm7220
      @mattm7220 Před 3 lety +430

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

    • @SnailSnail-lo4pm
      @SnailSnail-lo4pm Před 3 lety +476

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

    • @Windrake101
      @Windrake101 Před 3 lety +121

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

    • @kalebwarrick2626
      @kalebwarrick2626 Před 3 lety +61

      @Ronald Ed bring me his jaw

  • @adark1289
    @adark1289 Před 3 lety +830

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

  • @WyattRodebaugh
    @WyattRodebaugh Před 2 lety +1495

    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!

  • @Froggie_Duck
    @Froggie_Duck Před rokem +601

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

  • @dainhamilton7746
    @dainhamilton7746 Před 3 lety +3538

    I feel like matpat owl is a perfect representation of him

    • @AngryExpress
      @AngryExpress Před 3 lety +14

      True xD

    • @tutin9930
      @tutin9930 Před 3 lety +31

      He's in an owlsona

    • @dainhamilton7746
      @dainhamilton7746 Před 3 lety +15

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

    • @beckett737
      @beckett737 Před 3 lety +1

      Eh

    • @mark-kz1me
      @mark-kz1me Před 3 lety +19

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

  • @sabrinaalamo8203
    @sabrinaalamo8203 Před 3 lety +2440

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

    • @mirelastoica4173
      @mirelastoica4173 Před 3 lety

      L

    • @willowtree9101
      @willowtree9101 Před 3 lety +4

      LoL

    • @khn4048
      @khn4048 Před 3 lety +6

      I love tootsie roll pop

    • @Spicii9896
      @Spicii9896 Před 3 lety +29

      of course 10 year old matpat tested it

    • @AnarchyWillows
      @AnarchyWillows Před 3 lety +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. 😂😂😂

  • @Crim_Zen
    @Crim_Zen Před 2 lety +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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +3

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

    • @dafilmqueen556
      @dafilmqueen556 Před rokem

      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 Před měsícem

      Fr

  • @chancematters
    @chancematters Před 3 lety +4076

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

    • @TheGamer-lh5mh
      @TheGamer-lh5mh Před 3 lety +18

      Nice pfp

    • @chancematters
      @chancematters Před 3 lety +19

      Gamerguy 105 why thank you! Nice username

    • @muhdherry6927
      @muhdherry6927 Před 3 lety +11

      Listen here you little *poop*

    • @PRD213
      @PRD213 Před 3 lety +8

      No wonder i always win when i eat candy

    • @noobsa78
      @noobsa78 Před 3 lety +9

      That line was suprisingly badass

  • @KrakenEyeGaming
    @KrakenEyeGaming Před 3 lety +1322

    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 Před 3 lety +36

      It was researcher #3 though

    • @2dwatermelon302
      @2dwatermelon302 Před 3 lety +20

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

    • @juliarivera6071
      @juliarivera6071 Před 3 lety +17

      Guy who has 272 licks:

    • @johnathanreeves4654
      @johnathanreeves4654 Před 3 lety +9

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

    • @iwantsalmon
      @iwantsalmon Před 3 lety +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.

  • @matthewcorm
    @matthewcorm Před 2 lety +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.

  • @gacha_rainbow7693
    @gacha_rainbow7693 Před 2 lety +19

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

  • @ediblemonster4219
    @ediblemonster4219 Před 3 lety +1790

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

  • @ositaiza888
    @ositaiza888 Před 3 lety +500

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

  • @leafeon8956
    @leafeon8956 Před rokem +13

    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 :)

  • @LEONHOUSELETSPLAYMOBILEGAMES

    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 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Lol 🤣

    • @Lord_Shadowfang
      @Lord_Shadowfang Před 8 měsíci +3

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

    • @caseymarcellus341
      @caseymarcellus341 Před 5 měsíci +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 Před 5 měsíci

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

    • @GlitchKnight113
      @GlitchKnight113 Před 2 měsíci

      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

  • @knosat6643
    @knosat6643 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @SCrafter1234
    @SCrafter1234 Před 3 lety +2222

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

    • @Weisz
      @Weisz Před 3 lety +73

      Was about to say

    • @ZsNOTCute
      @ZsNOTCute Před 3 lety +165

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

    • @banann_ducc
      @banann_ducc Před 3 lety +140

      Theorist 3: am i a joke to you

    • @Nukepositive
      @Nukepositive Před 3 lety +65

      F for theorist 3

    • @minecraftmaster0615
      @minecraftmaster0615 Před 3 lety +62

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

  • @whoTf1sIva
    @whoTf1sIva Před 2 lety +9

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

  • @alex_ramjiawan
    @alex_ramjiawan Před 2 měsíci +3

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

  • @rykloog9578
    @rykloog9578 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +6

      I read your comment just as he said it

    • @rykloog9578
      @rykloog9578 Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @petalgirl27
      @petalgirl27 Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @arwaazzam
      @arwaazzam Před 3 lety

      JTSonic me to

    • @safala
      @safala Před 3 lety

      Same here.

  • @ladynoluck
    @ladynoluck Před 3 lety +449

    2nd most timeless: Hershey Kisses Christmas bells commercial

  • @schmittenator3393
    @schmittenator3393 Před 2 lety +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!

  • @Fiasc_O_Phobia
    @Fiasc_O_Phobia Před měsícem +1

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

  • @crumchyboi4972
    @crumchyboi4972 Před 3 lety +278

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

  • @manspider86
    @manspider86 Před 3 lety +7124

    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 Před 3 lety +50

      Lol

    • @timberrobles7752
      @timberrobles7752 Před 3 lety +92

      Rip amy

    • @Sam--506
      @Sam--506 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +147

      Manspider86 bro she out-licked everyone each time no sweat

    • @monicacreator3168
      @monicacreator3168 Před 3 lety +70

      He knew he couldn't beat her

  • @notacelebrity3190
    @notacelebrity3190 Před rokem

    I love your theories! Keep it up!

  • @nathenewendzel7806
    @nathenewendzel7806 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @cullenhutchison6528
    @cullenhutchison6528 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +30

      Seems sciency enough to be true

    • @kevinsworldK.w69
      @kevinsworldK.w69 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +2

      So a more basic solution would be better? Huh.

    • @sankethbhaskar4236
      @sankethbhaskar4236 Před 3 lety +7

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

    • @KAustinn
      @KAustinn Před 3 lety

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

  • @galapagos1261
    @galapagos1261 Před 3 lety +5502

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

  • @oscaroneill5624
    @oscaroneill5624 Před rokem +1

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

  • @kentman1472
    @kentman1472 Před rokem +1

    Amazing work he put in these videos

  • @burningclaw8643
    @burningclaw8643 Před 3 lety +465

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

    • @silkyspider4239
      @silkyspider4239 Před 3 lety +11

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

    • @ComicPowerYT
      @ComicPowerYT Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @alaiaomanu6318
      @alaiaomanu6318 Před 3 lety

      the best movie ever czcams.com/video/TML6wJuxukc/video.html

    • @Phoenix2.5D
      @Phoenix2.5D Před 3 lety

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

    • @TheGame052
      @TheGame052 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @kxrisxtallsx
    @kxrisxtallsx Před 3 lety +369

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

  • @PotatoThePresident
    @PotatoThePresident Před rokem

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

  • @CJMaster1
    @CJMaster1 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @katomiccomics202
    @katomiccomics202 Před 3 lety +798

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

  • @EpicGamer_SansheeFreddy
    @EpicGamer_SansheeFreddy Před 2 lety +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.

  • @redgeoblaze3752
    @redgeoblaze3752 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @professergold7159
    @professergold7159 Před 3 lety +761

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

    • @Snugseeker
      @Snugseeker Před 3 lety +6

      Grace Slagle I can’t I have braces

    • @carat_light
      @carat_light Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @carat_light
      @carat_light Před 3 lety +1

      @Grace Slagle HMMMMMM

    • @sallybarrera8854
      @sallybarrera8854 Před 3 lety

      M J HMMMMMM 🤔🤔🤔🤔🧐🧐🧐🧐

    • @--CHARLIE--
      @--CHARLIE-- Před 3 lety +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.

  • @mr.neverrest3699
    @mr.neverrest3699 Před 3 lety +324

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

  • @myspacer85
    @myspacer85 Před měsícem

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

  • @luggilu7864
    @luggilu7864 Před 3 lety +225

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

  • @seashellcat3740
    @seashellcat3740 Před 3 lety +615

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

    • @miscellanist
      @miscellanist Před 3 lety +39

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

    • @moonglazer12
      @moonglazer12 Před 3 lety +49

      He is inevitable

    • @FoodTheory
      @FoodTheory  Před 3 lety +438

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

    • @chrisyerr420
      @chrisyerr420 Před 3 lety +78

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

    • @bluepenguin4345
      @bluepenguin4345 Před 3 lety +7

      Awesome

  • @timomajere
    @timomajere Před 2 lety +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.

  • @spillymcspillmore3426
    @spillymcspillmore3426 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @calebhammond1357
    @calebhammond1357 Před 3 lety +1105

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

  • @jeremietiu5094
    @jeremietiu5094 Před 3 lety +1161

    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 Před 3 lety +9

      How do you know she doesn’t like candy?

    • @jeremietiu5094
      @jeremietiu5094 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +7

      Dutchess Of Darkness oh. I miss all streams

    • @jeremietiu5094
      @jeremietiu5094 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +1

      Dutchess Of Darkness thanks

  • @AveriJade-zz4tx
    @AveriJade-zz4tx Před 8 měsíci

    I love the intro!!

  • @thegreatasprin3252
    @thegreatasprin3252 Před rokem +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 Před 10 měsíci

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

  • @kendaca4554
    @kendaca4554 Před 3 lety +625

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

  • @nurdle8673
    @nurdle8673 Před 3 lety +577

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

    • @FoodTheory
      @FoodTheory  Před 3 lety +391

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

    • @NatesLegend
      @NatesLegend Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +50

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

    • @NatesLegend
      @NatesLegend Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @Qt_43
    @Qt_43 Před 2 lety

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

  • @htissiaagr
    @htissiaagr Před 5 měsíci +1

    I love your videos :)

  • @twinmarcus2210
    @twinmarcus2210 Před 3 lety +692

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

  • @jacksoncrawford3827
    @jacksoncrawford3827 Před 3 lety +235

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

  • @mayganphynix8267
    @mayganphynix8267 Před 9 měsíci

    Oh the nostalgia of the tootsie pop intro i loved it so much

  • @mauricegreen2711
    @mauricegreen2711 Před rokem

    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

  • @averagegamer6959
    @averagegamer6959 Před 3 lety +269

    The "98" girl deserves an applause for double digits

  • @laracondy3903
    @laracondy3903 Před 3 lety +290

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

    • @Andyzhouse23
      @Andyzhouse23 Před 4 měsíci

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

  • @Religous152
    @Religous152 Před rokem +2

    Best youtuber of all timel😄🐕

  • @The_Vanished
    @The_Vanished Před rokem +1

    The intro was great!

  • @yopanda1157
    @yopanda1157 Před 3 lety +2275

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

  • @pineqone6220
    @pineqone6220 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +2

      Lol

    • @sirfantyvr300
      @sirfantyvr300 Před 3 lety +1

      The Pumpkin Gamer yeah smae

    • @jacksonmcgregor3198
      @jacksonmcgregor3198 Před 3 lety +1

      Kris Bright only 343? I got 1143

  • @J8DENTHECANADIAN
    @J8DENTHECANADIAN Před 10 měsíci

    8:27 the attention to detail they had, they even made the stick dissolve quicker than the tootsie pop

  • @shawneldridge4465
    @shawneldridge4465 Před rokem +1

    I think it's about time that they come out with some new flavors for these Tootsie pops, they've been having the same flavors for years and years now.

  • @PKFoyer
    @PKFoyer Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +3

      Yes

    • @cheshirecat882
      @cheshirecat882 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +1

      Matpat hold my Film and Game theorys

  • @zackwhite9233
    @zackwhite9233 Před 3 lety +806

    “Spoken like a true failure”
    -Matpat, 2020

  • @MoisterChife
    @MoisterChife Před 2 lety

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

  • @AbhishKernerVids64
    @AbhishKernerVids64 Před rokem +4

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

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Před 3 lety +1286

    MatPat is going to out-pizza the hut someday

    • @yoitssinny.
      @yoitssinny. Před 3 lety +7

      Man i saw you on hntai and lol and other stuff i clicked in your profile when i saw that guy from baki naked i knew it was you!!

    • @yoitssinny.
      @yoitssinny. Před 3 lety +1

      And big marvel

    • @osurukgurmesi1752
      @osurukgurmesi1752 Před 3 lety +5

      czcams.com/video/yIB53GK0rKY/video.html

    • @adeleaslan8182
      @adeleaslan8182 Před 3 lety +14

      I feel like I see your comment on so many videos

    • @toto1150
      @toto1150 Před 3 lety +22

      *no one out pizzas the hut*
      *N O O N E*

  • @butlerkitten
    @butlerkitten Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +7

      @@Niflheimrr_EL its why we call her sandpaper tongue

    • @brianheaney290
      @brianheaney290 Před 3 lety +5

      @@Niflheimrr_EL let's say she has practice licking

    • @witheredbonnie9268
      @witheredbonnie9268 Před 3 lety +2

      Brian Heaney yeah

    • @scratchedcds
      @scratchedcds Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @youngmilli660
    @youngmilli660 Před 2 lety +1

    I just wanna say that that my class in Science did a experiment on how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop and I specifically said that I saw a video on CZcams about this whole topic and this was that video

  • @crosscirfians6236
    @crosscirfians6236 Před rokem +5

    7:15 Best Girl.

  • @thequietkid4887
    @thequietkid4887 Před 3 lety +400

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

  • @realriskshortfilms9443
    @realriskshortfilms9443 Před 3 lety +232

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

    • @sarthakk3062
      @sarthakk3062 Před 3 lety +6

      This comment was on his instagram story

    • @cuno115
      @cuno115 Před 3 lety

      Everyone ever

    • @foxyoner3674
      @foxyoner3674 Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @zainveit4650
    @zainveit4650 Před 2 lety

    Now this is the way to spend my time

  • @justinknott2966
    @justinknott2966 Před 2 lety +1

    I have a game with food well food bugs its called bugsnax ( btw love ya!)

  • @X-SPONGED
    @X-SPONGED Před 3 lety +637

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

    • @madkirk7431
      @madkirk7431 Před 3 lety +3

      GIMME SOME 207 AND 500

    • @graceyl.195
      @graceyl.195 Před 3 lety +5

      Well yes but actually no

    • @shimasclan
      @shimasclan Před 3 lety +8

      Is that really a surprise though?

    • @shrouls
      @shrouls Před 3 lety +4

      Matpat wants you to delete this comment

    • @X-SPONGED
      @X-SPONGED Před 3 lety +4

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

  • @Cwak
    @Cwak Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @tomkerruish2982
    @tomkerruish2982 Před rokem +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.

  • @Kaitheprogamer
    @Kaitheprogamer Před rokem

    These videos are so good I found bubbletapes and mentos on a house I ate it

  • @caelandenning2648
    @caelandenning2648 Před 3 lety +393

    Theorists: when do we get paid
    Matpat: no

  • @twitterusersarefreakingstu2200

    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 Před 3 lety +2

      she's an expert

    • @MegaMr46
      @MegaMr46 Před 3 lety +1

      NOW the world knows.

  • @jadenruanes1858
    @jadenruanes1858 Před 2 lety +2

    6:03 YEAH!

  • @MetalMan1245
    @MetalMan1245 Před 2 lety +3

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

  • @bluetube364
    @bluetube364 Před 3 lety +197

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

    • @Sataka23clips
      @Sataka23clips Před 3 lety +13

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

    • @ijk9492
      @ijk9492 Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @fieryelf
      @fieryelf Před 3 lety +7

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

    • @ijk9492
      @ijk9492 Před 3 lety +6

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

    • @grimmrider638
      @grimmrider638 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @ciancaldera6542
    @ciancaldera6542 Před 3 lety +266

    “Why isn’t he wearing pants!?” My guy it’s mowgli, he talks to animals, and doesn’t wear “pants”

  • @joevonwolfenstein21
    @joevonwolfenstein21 Před rokem

    You are aMAZing . Smart AND funny; that's a double threat.
    If you want to get faster results, would vinegar make a difference?
    When I had gallbladder issues years ago, I learned to swig it straight.

  • @Hackerfox944
    @Hackerfox944 Před 2 lety +1

    I love your videos

  • @Alexrider02
    @Alexrider02 Před 3 lety +283

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

    • @mattm7220
      @mattm7220 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @MorsecodeZ
      @MorsecodeZ Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety

      He was bullying that guy the entire video as a joke

    • @rezaching
      @rezaching Před 3 lety

      I'm with you on this

  • @jacstudios764
    @jacstudios764 Před 3 lety +620

    World: is in a crisis
    Society: How many licks does it take?

  • @olympiapal9644
    @olympiapal9644 Před 7 měsíci

    love ya matpat these are amazing

  • @Kinny230
    @Kinny230 Před rokem

    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

  • @Its_yuki101
    @Its_yuki101 Před rokem +1

    I don’t care if I have watched all your videos at LEAST 20 times I will still watch them 😗

  • @thisguy3444
    @thisguy3444 Před 3 lety +367

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

    • @DragonKazooie89
      @DragonKazooie89 Před 3 lety +29

      Or carrots to turn your skin orange

    • @shadow_shine3578
      @shadow_shine3578 Před 3 lety +10

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

    • @num4162
      @num4162 Před 3 lety +8

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

    • @tatethecowman3966
      @tatethecowman3966 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +3

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

  • @MasonMP
    @MasonMP Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @cloud_222
    @cloud_222 Před 2 lety +2

    7:06 Shouldn't the hydrogens be the partially positively charged ones while the oxygen is the partially negatively charged one, since oxygen is more electronegative?

  • @Stupid_idiot1
    @Stupid_idiot1 Před 2 lety

    I googled it but still love your videos i even watch Game Theorists