After watching cartoons I got the idea that if i got myself a fishing rod and line, i could hook myself and then by holding the rod and winding, i would be able to lift myself up and fly.
I quickly found out that this doesn't work but am still unsure why.
A childhood belief about special powers

others believed things like this
- I could never work out how they used to change the bands over so quickly when i listened to the radio— graham
- That captain hook lived in my closet on the very top shelf.Anon
- I used to belive if someone liftes you up, and you lift them at the same time, you will float in the air.— D'Anthony
- My uncle once said that elves were really badchildren made to work in santa's work shop— Some guy
- i used to believe that if i didn't work at school, i would have donkey ears, so now i work hard !!!— denis
- I thought it was impossible for anyone to lift more than their own body weight. Just seemed to make sense..— Xenomorph