Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTIL going "balls to the walls" originates from aviation lingoen.m.wiktionary.orgexternal-linkmessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1388arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1383arrow-down1external-linkTIL going "balls to the walls" originates from aviation lingoen.m.wiktionary.orgLifecoach5000@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square81fedilinkfile-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-squarejacksilver@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoYeah, I hear it varys from person to person.
minus-squareHowAbt2morrow@futurology.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoIt used to be relative but the French have an underground chamber that has very precisely controlled environmental conditions to avoid shrinkage, ensuring exact depth of balls. It’s actually quite scientific.
Yeah, I hear it varys from person to person.
It used to be relative but the French have an underground chamber that has very precisely controlled environmental conditions to avoid shrinkage, ensuring exact depth of balls. It’s actually quite scientific.