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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

There are 8.0658*10^67 orders you can shuffle a card deck in.

The math is easy. It's just 52! if your calculator has that function which is really 525150...32*1. There are 52 possibilities for the first card 51 for the second since you've already used one card and so on.

How many decks of cards have been shuffled over human history, or will be is beyond me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

For those who are confused, the comment meant to say

52*51*50*....*3*2*1

i.e. 52 × 51 × 50 × ... × 3 × 2 × 1

Markdown syntax screwed it up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Oh I didn't notice it did that. thanks for fixing it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Yeah that's the part that isn't easy.