TIL The term "joystick" does not originate from video games, and was first coined in 1909
TIL The term "joystick" does not originate from video games, and was first coined in 1909
The origin of the term is contested, but may be derived from "George Stick", named for a possible inventor.
I knew the device itself predated gaming, but I always assumed it gained the joystick name from some game company. I'm surprised to to learn its unrelated!
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Same with balls to the wall; originally from aviation: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/balls_to_the_wall
Between those two and "cockpit", early aviators certainly had a bit of an obsession with male genitals.
An aeroplane is a flying penis.
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