When I was younger, my mom told me how traffic lights and street lights worked. I thought she was totally lying, and so I became convinced that all the lights that moved or turned on at certain times were operated by tiny gnomes who sat around and knew when to change the light.
A childhood belief about traffic lights
others believed things like this
- "Traffic lights are operated by monkies inside of them" or so a very reliable source informed me.— guuy
- I believed that traffic lights had police officers inside them, turning the lights on and off...— CrowHeart
- when i was about 5-8 i used to believe that oompa loompas lived in traffic lights and controlled the lights!!— ~wierd ~
- When i was little i always thought there were little men inside the traffic lights changing the light— Kiley
- I used to believe that I could change street lights with my mindAnon
- I used to believe that the yellow light in traffic-lights meant Go Faster!— M. L. E.