The question that everyone has been dying to know has been answered. Finally! What will scientists study next?
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I feel like there has to be more to this problem than pure probability. We ought to consider practical nuances like the tendency to randomly mash keys that are closer together rather than assume a uniform distribution.
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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.
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Sure, but this time I thought these things might matter because the article gives a deadline - the end of the universe.
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