The Arthur D. Little Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts made one. They claim to have made thousands of experiments costing many thousands of dollars until they succeeded. They stated that their results "have made a contribution to philosophy".
There is no answer... this is an unsolvable problem and must be divided or separated.Something that is incongruous.Making a silk purse out of a sows ear.
it pretty much means that you can't make something out of poor material.Sow- is a pig
A silk one, made from a sow's ear.
This is an old saying which is probably British in Origin. It means that you can't make something if you don't have the supplies for it. Cows don't make silk, silkworms do. Similar to saying you can't squeeze water from a stone.
No. It is made in China and it is very poor quality. They try to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Don't buy it. It is JUNK.
To make something ugly look pretty.
The phrase "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear" means that you cannot create something of high quality or value from poor or inferior materials. It emphasizes the idea that inherent qualities cannot be changed, regardless of effort or intention. Essentially, it suggests that you must work with what you have and recognize limitations.
Actually, you can. Arthur D. Little, a consulting company in Cambridge Mass did so in 1921 to show that you could. They made two of them and one found its way to the MIT archives. See http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/purse/ for more details.
The word "into" is a preposition that indicates location, or transformation. Example : "The cave extended into the mountain." Example : "You can't make a sow's ear into a silk purse."
The old adage usually refers to the description of a person who is incapable of common respect, honesty, and integrity. It is well known that the pigs ear is rough and thick and cannot be sewn into something usable. Therefore, the sow's ear is useless.
To get straight to the point - the silk is on the ear of corn so it can catch the pollen falling from the tassels on top of the corn plant. Each silk is able to produce one kernel of corn.
The easiest way is to be born to attractive parents. Short of that it's plastic surgery, but even plastic surgeons can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Absent either of these you can try listening to them and pretending to be interested in what they say.