Thursday, July 3, 2014

Diet Coke and Mentos: #61 Summer Bucket List

I've actually never done this before, so this was a whole new experience.

 
I think I'll do it again!


How Many Licks Does it Take to Get to The Center of a Tootsie Roll Pop? #35 Summer Bucket List

Answering one of the world's most curious questions:

How Many Licks Does it take to 
Get to the Center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?


If you try this at home, you should know that the answer is different for everyone. It depends on the size of the tootsie pop, the size of your mouth, how you lick it. There are many variables.



For me, it was 82 licks.

It was painful to slowly lick away at the candy. So much yum, I wanted it right away. But I was determined not to be like Mr. Owl who could only be patient for two seconds.

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Fly A Kite #48 Summer Bucket List

Let's go fly a kite
Up to the highest height!
Let's go fly a kite and send it soaring
Up through the atmosphere
Up where the air is clear
Oh, let's go fly a kite!


This song has been stuck in my head ever since I purchased a new, reasonably priced kite. At first I felt incredibly silly, having to ask where the selection was. As tempting as a Star Wars kite was, they only had small ones, and they were all boring clones.

Then I found an 80' multicolored kite with tails. I didn't want to put off trying it, so I grabbed the dog and went to the park.



Helpful note: Don't bring your pets. It's so hard to keep the kite in the air, add in a dog who wants to run around, and it makes the ordeal very difficult.

To my surprise, the kite went up on my first attempt. The string was unraveled as far as it could go. I was impressed. There were some kids nearby on the playground and some asked if they could fly my kite.

It was surprisingly fun, and cheap. Just $5 for an activity I'm sure to enjoy all summer.