I used to believe that the "jet stream" that they spoke about on the weather was created by jets. I would see a jet fly overhead, but the weather didn't show it anywhere near my state. What a gyp!
A childhood belief about aeroplanes

others believed things like this
- I thought weather forecasters were psychic and that's how they knew what the weather would be.Anon
- I used to believe that I could control the weather... I had limited success— Mark
- I used to be very fascinated by the weather and sometimes wished I could have a tornado for a best friend.— Will
- I thought that Indian Summer was like the weather in India.Anon
- My grandma used to think that "It's raining men" by the weather girls was "Israeli men"
Heh— Dan - I used to believe that my choice of pyjamas to wear would determine the following day's weather.— Pyjaman