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How many licks does it take?
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a lollipop? It’s not just generations of children who’ve pondered that question. Mathematicians at New York University’s Applied Mathematics Lab are searching for an answer by studying fluid dynamics to determine just how lollipops dissolve.
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