Infinite-Monkey Theorem

Infinite-Monkey Theorem n.  "If you put an {infinite}
   number of monkeys at typewriters, eventually one will bash out the
   script for Hamlet."  (One may also hypothesize a small number of
   monkeys and a very long period of time.)  This theorem asserts
   nothing about the intelligence of the one {random} monkey that
   eventually comes up with the script (and note that the mob will
   also type out all the possible *incorrect* versions of
   Hamlet).  It may be referred to semi-seriously when justifying a
   {brute force} method; the implication is that, with enough
   resources thrown at it, any technical challenge becomes a
   {one-banana problem}.

   This theorem was first popularized by the astronomer Sir Arthur
   Eddington.  It became part of the idiom of through the classic
   short story "Inflexible Logic" by Russell Maloney, and many
   younger hackers know it through a reference in Douglas Adams's
   "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy".