Picture of the Day: The Useless Machine

Question

This post would greatly improve if someone had the time to review and correct the Spanish half of the posts. Since we only have a few people who are fluent in Spanish, please help each other with your sentences like you always do. If you would like to help correct this thread, please send me a message. Gracias.

Hello Everybody! Welcome to the Picture of the Day!

This is a game where we can practice languages and have fun at the same time!

The rules are very simple and remain exactly as RelaxingCup designed them.

• Post your comments/titles/captions to this picture (both in Spanish and English) and vote for the responses you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes as well as the language accuracy.

• Pon tu comentario/ título/ pie de foto a esta imagen (ambos en español y inglés) y vota por las respuestas que te gusten. La mejor respuesta será seleccionada mañana, tanto por la cantidad de votos como por la corrección en el uso del idioma.

• Please, give everyone a chance and only post one caption and no photos.

• Por favor, deja que todos tengan una oportunidad y pon solo una respuesta, sin fotos.

Please help each other with your English/Spanish sentences. And above all, have fun!

Here is the previous Picture of the Day: Low-Budget

And here is today's picture:

A frustrating box. Good one mate. - ray76, May 18, 2014

Answer 1

Some people are easily entertained.

Algunas personas son fácilmente entretenidos.

Muy bien! - 00ffada9, May 17, 2014

Rac you have just clicked my box , this is unassailable , great post. - ray76, May 18, 2014

Answer 2

Es un caso abierto y cerrado.

It's an open and shut case.

hehe...I think you've nailed it shut. - 007c5fc1, May 18, 2014

Should be the winner!!! - rac1, May 18, 2014

Good one jenny.Best. - heliotropeman, May 18, 2014

Answer 3

Estuve casado con uno como eso.

I was married to one like that.

Sólo bromas , tíos

Lol - rac1, May 18, 2014

Oh dear. - 007c5fc1, May 18, 2014

Answer 4

Just pay 3 easy payments of $29.95! (Plus shipping and handling)…(And tax)…

Solomente paga tres pagos faciles de $29.95! (Mas los gastos de envío y manipulación)... (Y también impuesto)...

And get a second useless machine at no extra charge. jeje - rac1, May 18, 2014

Answer 5

Esto es cómo se hacen funcionar el congreso .This is how Congress operates.

I almost choked with laughter on this one! - 00ffada9, May 18, 2014

Answer 6

It just appears to be useless. Every time you flip that switch it changes the space-time continuim and we get a different future.

Solo parece que no haces nada. Cada vez que toca el interruptor se cambia el espacio tiempo continuo y tenemos un futuro diferente.

The flux capacitor! - rac1, May 18, 2014

Answer 7

"La Cosa" apreciaría esta maquina.

"The Thing" would appreciate this machine.

Sorry...had to add the pic for those who wouldn't know what "the Thing" was! - Noetol, May 18, 2014

Perfecto! jeje - rac1, May 18, 2014

Haha! - jphip, May 18, 2014

Answer 8

Un nuevo juguete que mantendrá pequeño niños ocupados.

A new toy that will keep small kids busy.

Yes, but not for long lol I think they would soon get bored, there is a limit to what a young child could do with something like that and toddlers could get their fingers trapped /would stuff something into the space to see if it would still work! lol - FELIZ77, May 17, 2014

Try to take it away, then see what happens. - Raja-jani, May 17, 2014

Well, a much better approach would be to distract their attention wth something more interesting! - FELIZ77, May 18, 2014

When something is about to go, it becomes more interesting. - Raja-jani, May 18, 2014

Answer 9

Esta cosa me recuerda de mi hijo, no sirve para nada.

This this thing reminds me of my son. It's useless.

Wow...was he reared by aliens? - 007c5fc1, May 18, 2014

Answer 10

Tenemos ahora un invento inútil, pero tenemos una tarea a inventar ¿ para qué sirve esto ?

We now have a useless invention, but we have a task to invent what is this?

maybe: task to invent for what this does. Or what does this do? - 00551866, May 17, 2014

Or maybe " . . . but we have to invent a task for it to do." - AnnRon, May 18, 2014

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, May 18, 2014

Answer 11

¿Pero que está adentro?

But what's inside?

It doesn't stay open long enough to get a peek. - rac1, May 18, 2014

Answer 12

Ya lo tengo.

I have one of those already.

So that's how you've been spending all your time?....jeje - rac1, May 18, 2014

Answer 13

A do-nothing machine for school drop-outs.

Un hacer-nada máquina para alquien que abandono escolar.

jejeje - rac1, May 17, 2014

Answer 14

La máquina,''No me molestes ahora.Estoy cansado.''

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The machine,''Don't bother me now.I'm tired.''

Answer 15

La mejor invención, un toque del interruptor y se va a lavar las ventanas.

The best invention, one flip of the switch and it goes and washes the windows.

Really? lol - rac1, May 17, 2014