At the time i was in like, kindergarten. one day one of my feriends told me that somehow, watches got powered by sucking the power out of diamonds. i was amazed at this fact until about 8 years old saw my dad replacing a battery from his watch.
A childhood belief about technology

others believed things like this
- I used to think that cars were powered by a jet of air which came out of the exhaust.— BadDeal
- My mum told me that cold custard (which I hated) was in fact Banana Blancmange. I lapped it up for years.— Chalky
- I used to believe airplanes were powered by magic carpets.— Anonymous
- I believe that there is a monster in the air vent and watches me when I put on my clothes— Blablabla
- I don't know why, but for some reason I thought that blinking your eyes powered your speech.Anon
- My older brother made me believe that wristwatches were powered by tiny Japanese men inside them.— Outsider