Monkeys are a lot of fun except when they get on the loose, as I experienced once while eating at an outdoor restaurant at a Costa Rican resort (as seen pictured). Unfortunately, another tourist started feeding them, despite numerous warnings posted throughout the patio. This last fall 43 monkeys escaped a South Carolina breeding compound—the last 4 of which ran free for two months. Not good.
On a lighter note, consider the Infinite Monkey Theorem, which states that a monkey hitting keys independently and at random on a typewriter keyboard for an infinite amount of time will almost surely type any given text, including the complete works of William Shakespeare. Mathematicians from the University of Technology Sydney did some calculations on this that say no to Shakespeare but provide small consolation by allowing for a 5% chance that a monkey can type “bananas” in its own lifetime. See the stats and math in their December 2024 publication of A numerical evaluation of the Finite Monkeys Theorem.
“It is not plausible that, even with improved typing speeds or an increase in chimpanzee populations, monkey labour will ever be a viable tool for developing non-trivial written works.”
— Stephen Woodcock and Jay Falletta
So no monkeying around will be allowed by mathematicians and/or statisticians.
PS: On the topic of bananas, I plan to blow my entire $2 State of Minnesota 2024 property tax refund (just got word on this windfall from my CPA), to purchase this banana-flavored Laffy Taffy. It’s not easy to find something good like this for $2 or less!