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CoffeeSaint · Aug 9, 2006, 01:35 am

After noticing that my post count has now hit 904 (though of course this thread puts it over that) I was reminded of something I learned in junior high: something that is so trivial, so pointless, that it's almost Zen-like in its idiocy. And that, of course, means that I gain great satisfaction from the fact that I know this thing. And here it is:

It takes 904 licks to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop.

Yes, I counted. Straight licks, never putting the pop in my mouth and sucking -- and no biting. A friend of mine did the same thing, and he got 907, so I'm within a reasonable margin of error.

Anybody else know any useless facts they have learned through direct experience? Here's another one: You can open the trunk of a 1979 Toyota Corolla from the inside. Also from personal experience.

What do you know?

Aug 9, 2006, 01:35 am	#1 (permalink) (top)
CoffeeSaint Moral Turnip Location: Oregon, US Posts: 2,283	Useless Trivia After noticing that my post count has now hit 904 (though of course this thread puts it over that) I was reminded of something I learned in junior high: something that is so trivial, so pointless, that it's almost Zen-like in its idiocy. And that, of course, means that I gain great satisfaction from the fact that I know this thing. And here it is: It takes 904 licks to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop. Yes, I counted. Straight licks, never putting the pop in my mouth and sucking -- and no biting. A friend of mine did the same thing, and he got 907, so I'm within a reasonable margin of error. Anybody else know any useless facts they have learned through direct experience? Here's another one: You can open the trunk of a 1979 Toyota Corolla from the inside. Also from personal experience. What do you know? "Would you like some pie, Dr. Stark?" "Science is my pie. Curiosity, my sweet tooth. Knowledge is my candy."