I've just heard a BBC commentator, after the 100m final, say "He goes ballistic, in all senses of the word."?

Question

Is this possible?

Humorous answers accepted.

Answer 1

Of or relating to the study of the dynamics of projectiles.

Of or relating to the study of the internal action of firearms.

Of or relating to projectiles, their motion, or their effects.

I wish I had seen it. Was s/he thrown through the air? Did s/he do what Frankie Boyle suggested on Mock the Week, disappearing like the car from Back to the Future and reappearing at the finish line as an old man/woman?

Answer 2

Yes it is possible.

Answer 3

did his face go all wrinkly like a s*****m?

Answer 4

Did they shoot him out of a cannon at the start or something?

Answer 5

Informally, 'go ballistic' means 'fly into a rage'

Literally, it means pass the finish line in several hundred pieces.  

Answer 6

hahahahahahaha lol