My mom once told me that if I talked into the box fan(to make my voice sound funny) that the motor would overheat and it would explode. I believed that until I was about 15.
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- I used to think that if you leave the Xbox console on too long, it will overheat and explode! — Jan
- I used to think that testosterone was a brand of motor oil.— Grungi
- When I was little, I thought that bug spray would make bugs explode and disappear. Anon
- If you swallowed chewing gum it would make a balloon inside you and your stomach would explodeAnon
- that DOT was a particularly popular brand of motor cycle helmet.— Gary Watrous
- When I was younger I believed that if I were approching too much my TV it would explode.— Antho8=>