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I thought the saying was “infinite monkeys..” and in that case you would get the full works of Shakespeare immediately. With an infinite amount of time and one
by chasd00 2y ago
I thought the saying was “infinite monkeys..” and in that case you would get the full works of Shakespeare immediately. With an infinite amount of time and one monkey you’d get the full works of Shakespeare in every language supported by the typewriter any number of times in a row you wished. In fact, you’d get anything you wanted as long as the probability was > 0
Edit: after walking my dogs, isn’t the probability of the full works of Shakespeare never being typed out also > 0? (I can’t believe I’m actually spending calories on this..)
- midiguy 2y agoI'm picturing scientists in another universe clenching their butts as the monkey goes to type the last letter of Hamlet..... and misses 't' for 'r' and the whole observation hall erupts with loud groans
- BugsJustFindMe 2y ago> isn’t the probability of the full works of Shakespeare never being typed out also > 0? No
- littlekey 2y agoAnd wouldn't you also get the next work Shakespeare would have written if he hadn't died/retired first? Fun to consider.