Sloppy Science Category: When I was quite young (It probably lasted until I was 6!), I noticed that if I leaned on the bumper of a car, the whole vehicle would bounce up & down. Conclusion: I was stronger than a car. I actually believed that, if faced with a car bearing down on me, I could simply reach out with my hand and stop it. No superhuman strength --- it just seemed logical, given that I could make a supposedly heavy car bounce. Thank God I never tested my theory! Fortunately, Mom & Dad watched a TV series called "UFO" that contained an episode in which a child is struck & killed by a car. LOTS of blood, too. I found it to be a sobering revelation.
A childhood belief about cars
others believed things like this
- I had an 18 lb. cat who ate rubber bands, I used to believe she could bounce away if not careful.— Dawn
- when I was young, I heard that blood had iron in it. I thought blood was red because it was rusty.— Hunter
- I remember once a friend of mine told me that when ever you hold in your pee it would make your balls stronger— Zao
- When I was a child I used to believe that movies and series were real.Anon
- When I was a child, I thought that the Heavy Metal was Satanic music.Anon
- I always believed as a child your stomach was a big hand which squeezed your food out through your bum....— amc