I grew up in South Florida, and naturally, spending time on the beach was a frequent past time. The vastness of the ocean always fascinated me and trying to wrap my young mind around it led to some crazy thoughts.
The one I'll never forget is when I was probably 8 or 9, and I said something to the effect of "It must really stink for those people on the other side of the ocean where the waves go out instead of coming in." Once my family members stopped laughing, I learned the truth about waves.
A childhood belief about water
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that somebody turned the ocean waves off at night.— David
- I used to believe that the waves in the ocean were made from whales swimming by...— Tina
- I used to think that at night at the beach the government would turn off the waves.— Caitlin
- I used to think that the song "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean" was really "My Body Lies Over the Ocean."Anon
- I used to believe the whitewash on waves was actually whale pee.— Tessica
- Waves are whales and sharks moving up and down under the waterAnon