Typing monkey would be unable to produce 'Hamlet' within the lifetime of the universe, study finds
Typing monkey would be unable to produce 'Hamlet' within the lifetime of the universe, study finds
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.
The question that everyone has been dying to know has been answered. Finally! What will scientists study next?
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I feel like there has to be more to this problem than pure probability. We ought to consider practical nuances like the tendency to randomly mash keys that are closer together rather than assume a uniform distribution.
Doesn't matter in the real infinite monkeys thought experiment. The chance of an infinite number of monkeys at an infinite number of typewriters producing Shakespeare is 100%. That's how infinity works.
Sure, but this time I thought these things might matter because the article gives a deadline - the end of the universe.
This article fundamentally misunderstands the entire thought experiment by using finite monkeys. With infinite monkeys, we'd have the script as quickly as it is physically possible to type the script.
And coffee breaks... or banana breaks... and unions!
Who are you, who is so wise in the ways of science?