I used to believe I had the power to see through things. I had noticed that I could "see through" my hand if I covered only one of my eyes. So I promptly went out and tried to see through buildings using that eye...
A childhood belief about special powers
others believed things like this
- When i was a child i used to believe that i became invisible when i covered my hands with my eyes.
— Owen - I used to think I had the special power of being able to smell things with my finger.— Pablo
- i used to believe that scaffolding was used to support buildings when they were having work on them.Anon
- I used to think 'To Let' on disused office buildings meant they were big toilets.— Tracey
- I once thought people would keep growing until they were as big as buildings if they didn't go to the doctor. — Tufty
- I thought the "To Let" signs on buildings meant they were public toilets.— Scottish Laddie