Chain link fences were called Cyclone fences when I was a kid (or maybe that was a brand name). I used to wonder how cyclone fences kept cyclones out and why we didn't have one to protect us.
A childhood belief about disasters
others believed things like this
- When I was about four or five, I used to think that a "cyclone" and a "cyclops" were the same thing.Anon
- I used to think that testosterone was a brand of motor oil.— Grungi
- that DOT was a particularly popular brand of motor cycle helmet.— Gary Watrous
- I used to believe that my stuffed animals would come alive at night to protect me.— Julie
- When I was younger I use to think that my blanket would protect me from every danger in the World — Maxence
- I thought that my Sheriff Woody doll could protect me if I was home alone.Anon