When I was little, I saw a science show on t.v. that explained about how splitting atoms would make nuclear explosions etc...etc...etc... So I believed if a person just broke something or tore something in half it would cause atoms to split and blow apart the planet.
A childhood belief about physics

others believed things like this
- I thought the white circles you see when looking at a bright window were what atoms of air look like.— H.
- i used to think that if i tore a dollar bill in half it would make fifty cents— stacy
- i used to believe that if there were bombings, that the world will split in half.. — kins
- I used to believe that if I broke the glass on the tv screen, I could go into the tv show...— Karyne
- I used to believe that if I broke the T.V. during a show, I could get into the show— Vanessa
- I used to believe that sonic booms were huge explosions that only occured at the very tops of mountains.— Jessica Tinch