When I was little my mom was cooking with the microwave. when it dinged it was done. so I thought that if you made it ding sooner that the food would be done sooner. I used to say "ding it ding it ding it!" when I was really hungry.
A childhood belief about technology

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the more you talked, the sooner you would die. Needless to say, I was a quiet kid.— Lisa
- i thought salt made food cold, since pepper made it *hot* — cattiva
- When I was little I thought the microwave was the Michaelwave because my name is Michael.— Michael
- When I was around seven years-old, my friend and I put a rock in a microwave and thought it would melt.— Lars
- I thought the tip jar at the restaurant was so people could give the chef cooking tips for how to cook better.Anon
- I used to believe that you could get cancer from looking in the microwave while it was running.— Kayla