[tang-soo]

but if you have enough monkeys typing on enough keyboards sooner or later one of’ems gonna produce Shakespeare.

Statics can sure make that appear to be true.

However, it is not remotely practically true. The universe, as far as we have evidence, has not been in existence near long enough for that scenario to work.

Then there's the business of EVERY character typed would require that awesome amount of trial and error--as though the monkeys could tell the difference between error and non-error.

The maximum chaos is impinging on EVERY CHARACTER EVERY TIME that character is 'on stage.'

The usual quoting of that assertion seems to think that--OK, we have the first 5 characters; the first 5 sentences; the first 5 paragraphs all safe & sound so on to the next ones. Doesn't work that way.

Here's the proof! I invite you to take a few minutes and read this essay that addresses this silly statement that is often quoted.

Monkeys In Search Of Shakespeare

[tang-soo]

Ping ichabod1 to post 1592. Forgot to include you.

[tang-soo]

Here's the proof! I invite you to take a few minutes and read this essay that addresses this silly statement that is often quoted.

Bad link on previous post. Trying again.

Monkeys In Search Of Shakespeare

[JockoManning]

GREAT THANKS FOR THE LINK. Was just not a priority to me. Much appreciated. That monkeys and Shakespear thing always annoyed me.

[JockoManning]

Interesting, that link requires permission to access.