I used to think that you could unscrew your belly button and then all the air would come whizzing out and you would fly around the room like a balloon.
A childhood belief about belly buttons

others believed things like this
- someone could unscrew my belly button, and if they did, my head would fall offAnon
- I used to think that if i touched my belly button it would unfold and my belly would be inside out forever. Anon
- My older brother used to tell me that if I "untied" it, I'd fly around the room like a balloon. — Gullible youth
- babies come out of your belly button— Kit
- when I was a kid I thought that babies come out of a belly-button.— Ana
- When I was a kid my dad told me that if you unscrewed your belly button your bum would fall off.— Ann