When I was at school I thought 'fire extinguishers' actually shot out flames and when a fire alarm went off they would all start shooting flames out everywhere.
I was confused for a long time about this because surely if there was a fire this would only make the problem worse?
A childhood belief about classes
others believed things like this
- i always thought it was Grape Balls of Fire instead of Great Balls of Fire— Courtney
- I thought that I could get a suntan if I stood really close to a fire for long enough.— Mat
- i used 2 think if u lied your pants would catch on fire cus of the sayin "lier lier pants on fire!"— nell
- If you stood in front of the fire for too long your spine would melt!— Helen, Cumbria
- The first time i heard of someone getting fired from a job, i thought that they were actually set on fire.Anon
- When I was little I used to believe that if I played with fire, then I would wet the bed. — Danielle