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Typing monkey would be unable to produce 'Hamlet' within the lifetime of the universe, study finds (phys.org)

submitted 3 weeks ago by VantaBrandon@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The question that everyone has been dying to know has been answered. Finally! What will scientists study next?

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[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (29 children)

the paper used the entire population (200 thousand) and would take some 10 ^ 10 ^ 7 heat deaths of the universe

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 42 points 3 weeks ago (18 children)

It could happen the very first time a monkey sat down at a typewriter. It's just very unlikely.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago (17 children)

from the wiki article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_monkey_theorem

If there were as many monkeys as there are atoms in the observable universe typing extremely fast for trillions of times the life of the universe, the probability of the monkeys replicating even a single page of Shakespeare is unfathomably small.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago

so you're saying there's a chance...

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