Friday, March 19, 2021

the term for being unable to fly, 'grounded'

 seems to have become common language for making kids punished by being unable to leave their home or bedroom

Go figure, until the airplane was invented (again, not by the Wright Brothers) kids weren't grounded! 


Origin. This term was used initially in aviation: when a pilot is prevented from flying an aircraft due to misconduct, illness, technical issues with the aircraft, or other reasons, the pilot is "grounded" – that is, literally confined to the ground.


Yes, stuff like this just pops into my head, and I want to share it with anyone that gets a kick out of motorized stuff adding something to the world of cool stuff I enjoy. That includes lingo

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