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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 7 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

How are they defining the end of the universe?

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 14 points 18 hours ago

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

[–] BennyInc@feddit.org 24 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 4 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] lemonmelon@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

You mean the Restaurant at the End of the Universe?

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 5 points 17 hours ago

Hmm.... i sit corrected.

[–] fuzzyleonardo@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

But what does the Lord think about this?

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 9 points 22 hours ago

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

[–] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 1 points 22 hours ago

We know such an infinitesimally small amount about what is actually happening in the universe that any claims to be capable of predicting it's end are patently absurd.