Timewaster of the Day: Translation Party

As if you needed something else to play with on the internet, Translation Party is a fascinating look at how there continues to be plenty of tasks that machines can’t do as well as the human brain. You simply type in a phrase, andthe software continues to translate back and forth from English to Japanese, until an equilibrium is found, and the phrase is identical in each language. You’ll be amazed at what turns up for different kinds of ideas.

Pretty curious, yes? Try it out, and post some of your sentences and final equilibriums in the comments below.

Translation Party!