I used to believe that if you stood in front of an open woodstove when it was hot, and farted, the tozic fumes of the fart would catch fire. I tried this many times, and so did my brother, but alas we could never make our farts catch fire.
A childhood belief about farting

others believed things like this
- i used 2 think if u lied your pants would catch on fire cus of the sayin "lier lier pants on fire!"— nell
- If you stood in front of the fire for too long your spine would melt!— Helen, Cumbria
- I thought that I could get a suntan if I stood really close to a fire for long enough.— Mat
- i always thought it was Grape Balls of Fire instead of Great Balls of Fire— Courtney
- i used to believe that some day i'll catch up with my brother and never have to be the younger one again!!!!— rhea
- i used to believe i would 'catch up' to my big brother one day and we'd be twins.— lil' sis