TIL going "balls to the walls" originates from aviation lingo

https://lemmy.world/post/23358584

TIL going "balls to the walls" originates from aviation lingo - Lemmy.World

I never knew and got curious and looked it up. I guess it makes more sense than slamming your testicals against the wall.

Not to be confused of course with “balls deep”, which is exactly what it sounds like
Of course we still don’t have an agreed upon standard for how deep balls deep actually is.
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.