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free@rss.ponder.catMB to Phys.org@rss.ponder.catEnglish · 7 months 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 · 7 months 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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    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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