I prefer the term "balls deep."
I prefer the term "balls deep."
Paddytheirishman wrote:
Balls to the wall is an avaition term. Old airplane throttles had balls on top and when you pushed them all they way to the "wall" or dashboard you were at full throttle.
+1, Paddy.
Ever hear of Brahim Boulami?
i heard it came from the same idea but with pilots
toller2034 wrote:
i heard it came from the same idea but with pilots
You know pilots that flew Beslers?
I believe "balls the wall" has its origins from the 80s and the gay bathhouses and bathroom stalls in Manhattan. Well, you can guess the rest... :)
So next, please address the term: "piss and vinegar" used as an adjective.
As in: "coach Smith was full of piss and vinegar yesterday and made us do 10 miles of hills."
No point it believing any possible origin that would come after the 1960's
as balls to the wall was used then as an aircraft throttle ref. And the most accepted origin of balls out is that of the steam engine governor. It has nothing to do with running. As we all do, we try and make it relevant to our own interests.
I wonder what we'd come up with for "running on empty" or "dry run"
Justinsane wrote:
Centripetal force would causes the balls to move outwards, overcoming their own weight.
*Centrifugal
Sailor Sam wrote:
Brass Monkey:
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My uncle - lifelong navy man - maintained that the "monkey" is the thing that holds a ships compass and which keeps it level in pitching seas. The balls are clearly visible in this shot:
http://www.clipperlight.com/BIGPICS/BALLCOMP.jpg
I'm not gonna click on that to look at your uncle's balls!
Actually the phrase was invented by a gentleman named Abelhadi El Harti.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/horrified-woman-realises-shes-taken-10285580
Sailor Sam wrote:
Brass Monkey:
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My uncle - lifelong navy man - maintained that the "monkey" is the thing that holds a ships compass and which keeps it level in pitching seas. The balls are clearly visible in this shot:
http://www.clipperlight.com/BIGPICS/BALLCOMP.jpg
Those balls are not for holding a ship's compass level. They are magnetic deflection compensators.
