When I was a child I believed that the atmosphere was really a dome with a handle on it that could be lifted off at any moment. I would lie on the grass, look up into the sky, and wonder if God would see me looking up at him when he lifted the dome off the Earth.
A childhood belief about outer space

others believed things like this
- I used to think that boy's lifted the toilet seat to pee because their asses were too big.— sydo
- I use to believe that the earth rotates on actually axes....i just pictured it spinning on red handle axesAnon
- When I was a child I believed that if I fell off the earth I would end up on the Plante of The Apes.— IslandGirlie
- I used to believe that thunder was aliens entering the atmosphere, and lightning was them firing lazers at us!— Zeepoo-zoop
- I believed you ran the vacuum to cut the carpet and used the lawn mower to smooth out the grass.— Michelle
- When I was a child, I used to believe that my dad was the most powerful and strong man on earth. — LM