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Typing monkey would be unable to produce 'Hamlet' within the lifetime of the universe, study finds (phys.org)
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The question that everyone has been dying to know has been answered. Finally! What will scientists study next?

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[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (4 children)

How are they defining the end of the universe?

[–] BennyInc@feddit.org 28 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Probably very shortly after dinner has been served at that restaurant.

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I think that was just a galaxy, not the whole universe.

[–] lemonmelon@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You mean the Restaurant at the End of the Universe?

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 6 points 9 months ago

Hmm.... i sit corrected.

[–] fuzzyleonardo@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

But what does the Lord think about this?

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

The universe is believed to end just a few nanoseconds before a monkey finishes writing Hamlet.

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Heat death would be my assumption, so between about 10^100 and 10^106 years