My brother was 15 when he thought this. I showed him a picture of a giant african land snail. He said "Oh my God! Are they this big?" he held out his arms as far as they would go. I said nothing. Then he said "Oh my God! They're this big!" He went on about how big they were, and that they must be faster than normal snails becasue they were so big too. (He has a phobia of slugs and snails) He beleived this untill after about a minute when he told my parents. They told him how big they really were.
A childhood belief about creepy crawlies
others believed things like this
- I used to think that slugs were just snails who had lost their homes!Anon
- When i was little, (4 or so) i convinced myself that snails only ate apple peels.
I have no idea why.— Terracrafty - We used to think that if you ran swinging your arms around, you would run faster. — Christine
- my grandpa told me if you pick your nose too far then a snail will bite your finger off haAnon
- When i was younger up untill i was like 8 or 9 i thought that famous people didnt poop only normal people!!!— kaitlin
- My sister told me that if I picked my nose there were snail creatures inside of it that would bite my fingers.Anon