My dad used to bend his elbow, put his thum in his mouth and pretend to blow "into" it. At the same time, he'd flex his bicep muscle. I thought he was actually using his breath to inflate his muscle!
A childhood belief about special powers
others believed things like this
- I called every body part my elbow. For example if my leg hurt I would say my elbow hurt.— Kady
- When i was young I used to believe if I ate ham fat I was going to inflate like a balloon— a guy
- When i was 5, i thought that you could lick your elbow....Anon
- I always thought that "elbow grease" was a type of lubricant until about 2 years ago. I'm 19.— Erika
- I used to think that if you didn't blow your nose and just sniffed the snot up, you head would blow up.Anon
- I used to think that apple juice was beer and I'd drink it all the time and pretend to be drunk.— Dee