What is the meaning of go ballistic?

verb

• Get very angry and fly into a rage.
  • usage: "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
  • synonyms: flip one's lid, blow up, throw a fit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, combust, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, flip one's wig, lose one's temper, blow a fuse