Well when I was little I used to beleive that fax machines rolled the paper into a little roll and then send them through little pipes to the owner. It took me years before I relized that they just scanned them.
Talk about a paper jam!
A childhood belief about technology

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that fax machines and computers sent real sheets of paper through the lines.— H
- I used to believe fax machines instantly teleported a piece of paper to who ever you wanted. Anon
- I thought Rock and Roll were 2 musicians, with one who rocked and one who rolled.Anon
- i thought the for sale sign buy owner things meant that u could also buy the owner — brandi
- I used to beleive when ppl didn't talk (deaf ppl) they lost their voice and could never talk again!— Tiara 10
- I used to think that when you sent a fax, the paper went through the wires.— em