My older sister told me when I was young (so it had to be true) that we had a propeller in our stomaches that spun really fast and chopped up our food. So when our stomaches were empty, the blades rubbed the sides and is what made that grumbling sound.
A childhood belief about eating

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that cantelope was the stomaches of antelopes— Mandy Matthews
- I used to think that the right sides of roads are empty in England, since everyone drives on the left.Anon
- When we were younger my sister and I used to think that our shoulder blades were really sprouting wings.— Raven
- when i was really young, i couldn't figure out why i can't get older than my older sister.— angela
- I used to think those propeller hats could actually make you fly. — Meghan
- My older sister had me convinced that noodles grew on trees, but that rice was man-made...— Trusting little brother