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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  • @CryophiliaEnglish
    1•9 hours ago

    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.

    • Maxnmy'sEnglish
      1•6 hours ago

      Sure, but this time I thought these things might matter because the article gives a deadline - the end of the universe.

      • @CryophiliaEnglish
        1•6 hours ago

        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.