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Those typing monkeys will never produce Shakespeare’s works, mathematicians say

Talented though they may be, monkeys will never type out the complete works of William Shakespeare, or even a short book, a new study suggests. The Infinite Monkey Theorem is a famous thought ...
Yahoo

Universe would end before monkey with keyboard learns to type Shakespeare

An old adage says that a monkey randomly clicking away at the keyboard would eventually type the complete works of William Shakespeare after being at it long enough. However, a new study by two ...
Physics World

Universe’s lifespan too short for monkeys to type out Shakespeare’s works, finds study

Monkeying around: a study finds it would take 200,000 monkeys the lifespan of the universe to type out “I chimp, therefore I am”. (Courtesy: iStock/GlobalP) According to the well-known thought ...
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Those typing monkeys will never produce Shakespeare’s works, mathematicians say

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