An old supposition is that a monkey randomly banging keys on a typewriter given an infinite amount of time will write a Shakespearian play without realizing it. The problem is that it would take an infinite amount of time.
One solution: get an infinite number of monkeys with an infinite number or typewriters.
I love this one. “The Philosophers escaped, but the Hotel burned forever.” —like a line from “Werewolves of London” by Warren Zevon; it rolls off the tongue with beauty and destruction.
mr_sherman Premium Member about 3 years ago
And global warming began.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member about 3 years ago
Would an infinite number of maids have been better?
Ida No about 3 years ago
Yes, this would solve the problem. Hilbert was a nut.
LOLBeth about 3 years ago
They needed an infinite amount of staff.
moonfrogger about 3 years ago
Of course it burnt forever, it’s like pi.
Newenglandah about 3 years ago
An old supposition is that a monkey randomly banging keys on a typewriter given an infinite amount of time will write a Shakespearian play without realizing it. The problem is that it would take an infinite amount of time.
One solution: get an infinite number of monkeys with an infinite number or typewriters.
Squoop about 3 years ago
It was infinitely horrible of the maid to do that.
willie_mctell about 3 years ago
Is the cardinality of the fire greater than the cardinality of the rooms?
Aladar30 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Intriguing situation.
The Brooklyn Accent about 3 years ago
The hotel’s bar kept running out of garnish for the martinis. The mathematicians complained that it was olive null.
Ida No about 3 years ago
I knew there was a video on this, I just didn’t remember which one. Veritasium just ran this 2 weeks ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxGsU8oIWjY
Bilan about 3 years ago
The philosophers escaped, but what about the mathematicians? They came to the end of their sets?
Craig Westlake about 3 years ago
I’m pretty sure that Douglas Adams had stayed at Hubert’s for a while…
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] about 3 years ago
You cannot add any number to infinity because it is already there.
cromwelljones53 about 3 years ago
I love this one. “The Philosophers escaped, but the Hotel burned forever.” —like a line from “Werewolves of London” by Warren Zevon; it rolls off the tongue with beauty and destruction.