Infinite Monkey

​“Two Australian mathematicians have called into question an adage, that if given an infinite amount of time, a monkey pressing keys on a typewriter would eventually write the complete works of William Shakespeare.

“Known as the ‘infinite monkey theorem’, the thought-experiment has long been used to explain the principles of probability and randomness.

“However, a new peer-reviewed study led by Sydney-based researchers Stephen Woodcock and Jay Falletta has found that the time it would take for a typing monkey to replicate Shakespeare's plays, sonnets, and poems would be longer than the lifespan of our universe.

“Which means that while mathematically true, the theorem is ‘misleading’, they say.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c748kmvwyv9o

Bill sent me the link.