My sister hated when the car windows were open (it messed up her hair!) so once when my dad opened the window and she couldn't get him to shut it she claimed that having the window open and the air conditioner on would make the car blow up. And since she was my big sister, I of course believed it!
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- That when u opened all the windows on just one side of the car the wind would make it tip over.— Schmackalie
- I used to think that if i put conditioner in my hair before the shampoo my hair would fall out.— Jerry Moe the Gimp
- My little sister used to believe that a mullet was the "hair transplant" operation that balding men get.— Sarah's Sister
- My mom used to tell us kids that if you put your arm out of the car window,that it would fall off.— Kathy G.
- I used to believe that the moon lived on top of our house because I could always see it from the window.— Classic NYer
- When I was little I thought a widow was someone who stares at you through a windowAnon