When I was younger I knew that the earth spun. Well, I assumed then that when you were driving, the car wasn't really moving, the earth was spinning and the wheels moved to let the earth spin while the car stayed still!
A childhood belief about cars
others believed things like this
- When I looked up in the sky and could see the clouds moving I used to think that it was the earth spinning.— JOhn
- When I was about 4 and I saw the clouds moving sideways, I thought that Earth was moving closer to the Sun— Helen
- When I saw that the clouds were moving in the sky, I thought it was because of the rotation of the earth.Anon
- I used to believe that when I saw the clouds moving in the sky, that it was actually the earth moving. — Megan Gilbert
- I use to believe that the earth rotates on actually axes....i just pictured it spinning on red handle axesAnon
- When I was younger, I thought I could run and fall off the edge of the earth. Anon