I was told by my grandma that there were things called wim-wams which were used for winding the sun up and down and which were kept on the side of the road just for that purpose. I've realised (only recently) that a wim-wam turned up every time Grandma saw a piece of farm machinery she didn't recognise. I expect there's a lot more of them now.
A childhood belief about technology
others believed things like this
- I used to think that a gherkin was some kind of piece of machinery. I wonder where I got THAT from...— Some Idiot
- I used to believe that My grandparents didn't have any other name except grandma and grandpa.— Emelia
- My grandma told me she used to think pigs came out of tree stumps.Anon
- When I was little my dad told me when ever it thundered it was my Grandma bowling a strike.Anon
- When i was younger my grandma told me that the nuts that was on the bread were bug wings, i still ate it.— Matt
- My grandma told me that if I misbehaved, the men in the garbage truck would take me away forever.— Anika