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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  • shrugsEnglish
    53•21 days ago

    So, while the Infinite Monkey Theorem is true, it is also somewhat misleading.

    Is it though? The Monkey Theorem should make it understandable how long infinity really is. That the lifetime of the universe is not long enough is nothing unexpected IMHO, infinity is much (infinitely) longer. And that’s what the theorem is about, isn’t it?!

    • @[email protected]English
      4•21 days ago

      Except the lifetime of the universe is quite small when compared to infinity, so it doesn’t really convey how large infinity is because it’s so much more.

      • @TakumideshEnglish
        14•21 days ago

        They don’t convey the same information.

        Infinity isn’t really an amount of something.

        • @bitjunkieEnglish
          13•21 days ago
          > typeof Infinity
'number'

          Riddle me that, smart guy.

          • @TakumideshEnglish
            7•21 days ago

            Damn, you just SLAMMED me.

        • @[email protected]English
          1•20 days ago

          Yes I know, but I was just trying to put into the perspective the person I was replying to.