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free@rss.ponder.catMB to Phys.org@rss.ponder.catEnglish · 1 year ago

Typing monkey would be unable to produce 'Hamlet' within the lifetime of the universe, study finds

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Typing monkey would be unable to produce 'Hamlet' within the lifetime of the universe, study finds

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free@rss.ponder.catMB to Phys.org@rss.ponder.catEnglish · 1 year ago
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A new study reveals it would take far longer than the lifespan of our universe for a typing monkey to randomly produce Shakespeare. So, while the Infinite Monkey Theorem is true, it is also somewhat misleading.
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    Well yeah, nobody every said it would be just ONE monkey. Power in numbers people

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      Yeah, wasn’t it supposed to be infinite monkeys on infinite typewriters?

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        The universe isn’t infinitely old.

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          Suck it, science!

          It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times!

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          Maybe not this iteration.

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