I used to believe that I had superhuman strength, which lead to many unfortunate incidents. These incidents could be broadly categorised as follows: (1) Kids beating me up, (2) Me beating other kids up, (3) Humiliating public demonstrations of my strength (once, during lunch break, I gathered a group of friends around to watch me crush a tennis ball, with one hand, until it exploded. I stole the idea from the intro. to the six million dollar man TV show. Amazingly, I was not able to achieve this feat. The demonstration ended with me getting punched).
A childhood belief about special powers
others believed things like this
- I used to think that if I ate spinach I would have a lot of strength (Popeye)— Fernando
- I still believe that if I really concentrate, I can stop my heart from beating.— Patrick
- I used to believe that when it thundered, it meant the devil was beating his wife.— Carol
- When I was five or six, I was worried that I'd lost my heart because I didn't hear it beating.Anon
- I used to believe that you shouldn't swallow gum because it would stick to you heart and make it stop beating.Anon
- I thought “guerrilla tactics” meant fighting like a gorilla— beating your chest and that sort of thing.— Kai