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dghlsakjg an hour ago

Nope. Balls to the wall refers to the balls on the end of throttle levers in aircraft cockpit.

Going balls to the wall means pushing the throttle and mixture all the way in to the firewall/instrument panel for maximum power.

teachrdan a minute ago | parent [-]

Nit: I believe this originated with locomotives, predating aircraft by quite a bit!