In a groundbreaking research effort, mathematicians Stephen Woodcock and Jay Falletta from Sydney have tackled the age-old assertion of the "infinite monkey theorem," which suggests that given infinite time, a monkey randomly pressing keys would eventually produce the complete works of Shakespeare. Their research concludes that it would take longer than the age of the universe itself for a single monkey to replicate the playwright's extensive body of work.
Monkeys Can't Type Shakespeare: Study Debunks Infinite Monkey Theorem
Monkeys Can't Type Shakespeare: Study Debunks Infinite Monkey Theorem
A new Australian study reveals that even an infinite number of monkeys wouldn't manage to type out Shakespeare's works, challenging the classic "infinite monkey theorem."
The study further explored the typing capabilities of the global chimpanzee population, estimated at around 200,000 individuals, concluding that even with all chimps typing at a key-per-second pace until the universe's theoretical end, they would fail to create even a fraction of Shakespeare's masterpieces. The study highlights that the chances of a chimp successfully typing a simple word like "bananas" is only 5% in its lifetime, with the possibility of creating a coherent sentence landing at an astronomical one in 10 million billion billion.
Woodcock explained that their findings categorically demonstrate the limitations of the infinite monkey theorem, emphasizing that relying on infinite resources yields conclusions that vastly diverge from reality as dictated by our universe's constraints.
Woodcock explained that their findings categorically demonstrate the limitations of the infinite monkey theorem, emphasizing that relying on infinite resources yields conclusions that vastly diverge from reality as dictated by our universe's constraints.
