This is my sisters'... When the family went on road trips, we would always see water towers. My sisters, upon hearing that they were water towers, always thought that they were giant water fountains, so they always begged my dad to climb up the water tower and get the family some water.
A childhood belief about water towers

others believed things like this
- On family road trips, my parents always told me that water towers were filled with chocolate.— Edith
- ***I used to believe that water towers was a place that someone lived and they controlled the water.— C H R I S T E N
- I used to believe that water towers were giant metal spiders. Don't ask. — Goatgirl
- I used to think that water towers were giant golf tees.— adam
- I used to think water towers were where everyone's uh...waste...went to from the toilets.— Stephanie
- When I was little, I thought that Water Towers were full of dirty laundry. Why? I dont know.Anon