I used to believe that if you opened all the cupboards in the kitchen during a storm you would not get struck by lightning.
A childhood belief about thunder and lightning

others believed things like this
- I always thought thunder was the sound of the crumbling buildings, after lightning had struck them.Anon
- I used to believe that when lightening struck at night, it was turning the world into day for a few seconds. — Kristine
- When I was a child, I used to believe that when there was a storm it was because God was angry.— Raul
- If you pulled a face, and the clock struck on the hour, your face would stay in that position.— Jo V...NL
- When I was younger, I believed that squinting in a storm would make you cross-eyed... forever.Anon
- I used to believe electricity came from lightning.Anon