when i wa in 7th grade (sadly enough) the T.V in my classroom the t.v would turn on and off for no apperent reason, but all the students in my class would clap there hands, i thoguht the t.v worked like the clapper,so when the t.v went off, i clapped my hands really loud 2 times, but the t.v wouldnt turn back on....
A childhood belief about tv

others believed things like this
- i used to believe if i eat fish it would turn my stomach into a fishtank and make me turn into glass.Anon
- When I was young, I thought that when you turn the blinkers on in the car, it made the car turn.— Cassidy
- I used to believe that if you soaked a raisin (or prune) in water, it would turn back into a grape (or plum).— C.C.
- Because of cartoons, I thought that to drive you'd just turn the steering wheel back and forth constantly. — Mitsuki
- I used to think that when it rained,it meant God was washing his hands Anon
- I believed you could dry your hands with hot water, until i got a chance to try it.— A A RENN