He was describing an old part on a "new" toilet. I haven't heard of a ball being used on a fill valve for an A/S toilet in quite some time.
It seemed like a plant to me.
Anyway, I always tell me kids that's it better to dive in if it's a 50/50 chance of getting it right and now harm will happen.
Just get er done I say.
When I play hoops, depending on which way the defender shades me, I spin around him and lay it up, left or right it doesn't matter. I let the defender choose. And he always loses. Sucks to be him.
Unless it's my son James. He just reaches around, takes the ball, makes a mocking joke about how slow I am, spins, dunks and take the ball out again.
I try to get on the same team as him when I can.