When I was young I used to believe that horsepower meant that there were horses in the tires and the number was the amount of horses, so i would never walk behind the car because i was scared it would kick me! lol
A childhood belief about cars
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that when adults mentioned horsepower that there were Horses under the bonnet— Jonathan
- When I was little I thought cows married horses, cows were all female and horses were all male. — Sheila
- I used to think that ponies were young horses. I was embarrasingly old when I discovered the truth.— Al's view of the world
- I believed when young that horses with white faces were sick. My dad a great sense of humour— John Cavanagh
- I used to believe that horseradish
was made from horses.— Dee - I used to believe cows were ugly horses— Marlene