Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL going "balls to the walls" originates from aviation lingoen.m.wiktionary.orgexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1374arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1369arrow-down1external-linkTIL going "balls to the walls" originates from aviation lingoen.m.wiktionary.orgLifecoach5000@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square76fedilinkfile-text
I never knew and got curious and looked it up. I guess it makes more sense than slamming your testicals against the wall.
minus-squareTheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·2 days agoI’m pretty sure it was from trains first
minus-squareDavel23@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 days agoYou may be thinking of “balls out” which refers to centrifugal regulators that are usually used on steam engines.
minus-squareThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoI just assumed it was an exaggeration. Putting the balls to the wall meant having them wide open
minus-squareCrashumbc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoTrains used levers for the throttle.
minus-squareLovableSidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoMy mom worked for the railroad - she was the first trains woman to become a superconductor.
minus-squareHowAbt2morrow@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 hours agoProbably had a lot of folks railing against her for being a trainsetter
I’m pretty sure it was from trains first
I heard that too
You may be thinking of “balls out” which refers to centrifugal regulators that are usually used on steam engines.
I just assumed it was an exaggeration. Putting the balls to the wall meant having them wide open
Trains used levers for the throttle.
My mom worked for the railroad - she was the first trains woman to become a superconductor.
Probably had a lot of folks railing against her for being a trainsetter