A derivation of Rocking Out, Tooling Out is when the subject puts in one of
Tool's CDs (ÆNIMA, LATERALUS, OPIATE, UNDERTOW, 10,000 DAYS, or any of various mixes) or plays from iPod or other MP3
Player and turns up the music as loud as it will go. The side-effects vary from
person to person, however the most common is a sense of deep content and/or intense headbanging.
Guy 1: Hey
man, want to go party?
Guy 2: Naw, I'd rather stay home and
Tool Out.
Guy 1: Did you hear about the new
Tool Album?
Guy 2: No... when was it released?
Guy 1: Two weeks ago.. I've been Tooling Out ever since!