Because gold is an element
a pure substance cannot be created by combining other elements
This saying means that someone can talk for a very long time without achieving or convincing anyone of anything. It implies that their efforts are futile or pointless.
Osmium itself has no smell. The "smell" (the name "osmium" comes from the Greek for "smell") is from the volatile osmium tetroxide, and while it may be futile to attempt to describe a smell, it's generally said to be an acrid scent similar to that of chlorine.
Upon swallowing such a solution, you would collapse almost immediately and lose consciousness within 10-20 seconds. Death would follow in a matter of minutes. With such a massive dose taken, any medical assistance, no matter how aggressive, would prove futile. A gram mixed in with about 4 to 8 oz water would render you unconscious within 15-45 sec (depending on your body) and without medical attention you would be dead within 30-45 min.
Futile is an adjective.
Resistance is futile, human. Her wild attempts at explanation were futile.
The homonym for futile is "fetal."
Futile Sessions was created in 2005.
Resistance is futile! His heroic effort turned out to be futile, after all.
Resistance is futile! The 'hail Mary pass' was a futile attempt to tie the score in the game's final seconds.
The noun form of the adjective futile is futility.
The duration of Futile Attraction is 1.37 hours.
Futile Attraction was created on 2005-10-06.
futile - pointless, unproductive
futile = having no useful result, pointless, a bit of a waste of time so futile to deny means its a waste of time to deny or argue against eg Its futile to deny that the Earth is round or Its futile to deny her anything; she always gets her way in the end.
Charlotte's effort to stop the car from rolling down the hill was futile. apex