We were given a project in class to make an exhibit. It's a really open-ended project and I had no idea what I was going to do. I didn't have a single idea I thought was good enough, or reasonable enough, to be accomplished successfully. Then in lab today we were supposed to start coming up with proposals for our projects and I partnered up with Annelise. She had an idea about putting up VHS tapes on display and attaching people's stories/memories to them. I don't know exactly how the idea came to be, but she was talking about the decay process of VHS tapes and putting them in rows and suddenly Tootsie Pops came to mind. My idea was to put them into rows of suckers of diminishing size and show how long it would take to get to the center. We played around with both ideas for awhile but ended up going with the Tootsie Pops, because we felt it was a little stronger. So I'm going to type up the concept and process and Annelise is going to tackle the list of items needed and description of the installation. I'm excited about it. I think we have solid ideas and Annelise is super organized and detail-oriented.
How Many Licks Does it Take?
(tootsie.com)
Edit (later): I finished the concept and process.
Concept: We’re out to solve the ancient mystery: how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? This age-old question is unsuccessfully answered by Mr. Owl in Tootsie Pop commercials after he gets too impatient to lick his sucker anymore. They leave us with: “the world may never know.” The display will answer this question, and show the varying stages of consumption.
Process: Group members will be assigned to lick Tootsie Pops in specific increments. The Tootsie Pops would then be placed in order of diminishing size in rows. An informational plaque will be created describing what constitutes a “lick.” In order to keep the experiment more accurate, group members will be required to consume the sucker in as close to the same way as possible.
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