When I was little, I read part of a story in a book that led me to believe that at certain times, if you poked your bellybutton, you'd become invisible until you poked it again
A childhood belief about belly buttons

others believed things like this
- I thought if I poked people on the tv in the eye, they would feel it and go 'ow'. — Helen W
- I used to believe that if you poked a cloud with a really long stick rain would come out.Anon
- I used to believe that if I poked my grandfather in the belly-button he would spit out quarters. — Justin
- One kid I know believed that because I wear glasses, it wouldn't hurt if he poked my eye.Anon
- i used to believe that if you poked yerr belly button yerr butt would fall off.— jordy
- i thought that we were just a big story book that ended when we died— samantha