Riding lawn mowers
One of my childhood babysitters, who also had a teenage son, had a rear engine mower called a "Red Devil", that had a stick for a throttle and steering.
You pulled back to increase the throttle.
It was pretty powerful and could pull the wheels.
If you weren't familiar, and pulled it back too far, the wheels would come up and then your natural instinct is to pull the stick to you MORE.
Then the fun (and usually screaming) would ensue.
EDIT-
Pretty sure it was this Simplicity. They may have just called it the red devil.
The last thing you wanted to do when the wheels came up was let go of that handle.
Note how far forward that one is to be fully at idle.
Can you say- "steep learning curve"?
One of my childhood babysitters, who also had a teenage son, had a rear engine mower called a "Red Devil", that had a stick for a throttle and steering.
You pulled back to increase the throttle.
It was pretty powerful and could pull the wheels.
If you weren't familiar, and pulled it back too far, the wheels would come up and then your natural instinct is to pull the stick to you MORE.
Then the fun (and usually screaming) would ensue.
EDIT-
Pretty sure it was this Simplicity. They may have just called it the red devil.
The last thing you wanted to do when the wheels came up was let go of that handle.
Note how far forward that one is to be fully at idle.
Can you say- "steep learning curve"?
