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Monkeys will never type Shakespeare, study finds (bbc.com)

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[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 3 weeks ago

The theorem is not misleading, it literally states infinite monkeys. Not 200k monkeys or even 200 decillion monkeys, infinite. If it's possible for the monkeys to press the keys in the right order, then the time it will take for one of them to write Shakespeare's complete works will be limited only by their typing speed.