I used to believe that if you weren't wearing rubber soled shoes when you rode on an escalator, you would be sucked into it unless you jumped before you reached the last step. ( My Grandmother used to tell me this!)
A childhood belief about going shopping
others believed things like this
- I used to belive that if you didn't step off the escalator in time you would be sucked into the mechanism.— Houdinia
- As a child I used think if I jumped too high on a trampoline I'd be sucked up into outer space.— Jenn
- I used to believe that if I didn't jump off the escalator in time I would be chopped up like mince.— Jodie
- I used to think that ghosts rode on vaccum cleanersAnon
- When I was young whenever I rode on an airplane I always thought we were traveling to another planet. — Dennis Rueda
- I had an 18 lb. cat who ate rubber bands, I used to believe she could bounce away if not careful.— Dawn