My mother had me convinced that water towers were huge onions. So every time we would pass on in the car, she could somehow make her eyes water. She was very convincing :)
A childhood belief about water towers

others believed things like this
- ***I used to believe that water towers was a place that someone lived and they controlled the water.— C H R I S T E N
- I used to think water towers were where everyone's uh...waste...went to from the toilets.— Stephanie
- I used to believe that water towers were giant metal spiders. Don't ask. — Goatgirl
- I used to think that water towers were giant golf tees.— adam
- I used to see water towers and think that Aladdin lived in them. I don't have a clue why.— Jessy
- I used to believe that water towers were detention centres for naughty dolphins— Ian