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Balls to the Wall

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Balls to the Wall

by Rainchecker22 on Oct 21, 2010 09:13:55

1. One of the ways to get back in during a game of wall-ball. If a player is knocked out he has to stand against the wall while the other players throw the ball at him. If it is an informal game played by friends the guy will have to stand there for either a specified period of time, or a specified number of shots. He will be allowed to cover his crotch with one or both hands. In serious games the crotch can not be covered and the guy has to stand there until the next person gets out.
2. The phrase you shout when someone gets out and you are playing with these rules

Example:
Sam touches the ball and does not touch the wall in time
Bill shouts balls to the wall! Sam walks to the wall and covers his crotch while the other guys take turns trying to hit him. After thirty seconds Sam comes back into the game. This is balls to the wall.

Balls to the Wall

by 07alldia on Mar 07, 2014 08:36:02

Is a term used to describe doing something all-out, with maximum effort and not holding back.

Example:
"Holy shit Paddy you were really givin' er last night... You were balls to the wall. Fuck"
-Previous night Paddy was so wasted he took his Balls out of his pants and was rubbing them on the wall.

balls to the wall

by Geoff Ahn on Oct 01, 2003 07:12:39

term used by pilots. when accelerating quickly, the throttle is pushed all the way to the panel and the throttle lever (ball) actually touches the panel (wall). Hence, balls to the wall.

Example:

balls to the wall

by blahblahblah on Mar 31, 2005 04:13:36

To push to the limit, go all out, full speed.
A very colorful phrase, one needs to be careful when using "balls to the wall". Although its real origin is very benign, mos people assume it is a reference to testicles.
In fact it is from fighter planes. The "balls" are knobs atop the plane's throttle control. Pushing the throttle all the way forward, to the wall of the cockpit, is to apply full throttle.

Example:
"balls to the walls"

balls to the walls

by davechandler on Mar 08, 2005 03:45:36

Term used to describe an intense, or extreme situation.

Origin: In aviation, the throttles (or power levers) are usually sticks with ball shaped ends. When a pilot wants full power, he moves the throttle forward towards the front wall of the cockpit. Thus, "balls to the walls" meant "full power".

Example:
When Dr. Smith's patient suffered a cardiac arrest, the code team went balls to the walls.

balls to the wall

by engineering etymologist on Jul 20, 2010 10:49:33

This term significantly predates airplanes all together. The term "balls to the wall" originated with James Watt's invention of the centrifugal governor used on early steam engines (circa 1774, well before the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk). Over the years, these types of governors were adapted for use on various other types of engines, including many aircraft engines. Some aircraft have a ball shape at the end of the throttle control, which is actually a clever reference to the governor mechanism, no doubt conceived by a witty designer. It is easy to see where one could get the (wrong) impression that "balls to the wall" would indicate the position of the throttle lever, when in fact, the term, strictly speaking, is a reference to the position of the weights on the governor.

Example:
Increase engine speed! Balls to the wall!

balls to the wall

by Pat Reen on Jan 07, 2005 00:42:09

To go at full (unregulated) power

Steam engines had mechanical regulators that consisted of a pair of hinged lever arms with a ball on the end of each arm, as the engine sped up the centrifugal force caused the arms to raise up closing a valve. If you adjust the regulator so that the arms go to horizontal (with the balls pointing to the wall) without closing the valve you are not limiting the speed of the engine.

Example:
When the captain called for balls to the wall, we stoked the fire and pushed the throttle to full.

balls to the wall

by Testicles! on Dec 20, 2008 11:29:47

Intense, extreme, to the max. The phrase comes from olde-fashioned steam engines; basically, they had two weighted balls attached to a vertical shaft which was connected to the engine. As the engine speed increased, these two balls would be raised higher because of centrifugal force! At top speed, they would be parallel to the ground, nearly touching the "walls" of the shaft! Hence, "balls to the wall."

Example:
"Balls to the wall" is a phrase with an interesting origin. Remember, when it comes to etymologies, the best story wins!

balls to the wall

by Larry Grosfield on May 30, 2008 06:53:57

A term referring to the rotating governors used on steam locomotives and related steam engines such as tractors. The brass balls acted as weights on the end of linkages, and rotated with the increase in RPM of the engine. As speeds rose, the balls swung outwards, rising on the linkages. At a pre-set height, the release valve would engage, lowering steam pressure and reining in the RPM to the allowable maximum. The balls rose towards the firewall and/or the walls of the cab., hence the term.

Example:
The Union Pacific Freight roared across the Kansas night, balls to the wall.

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