when i was younger... i used to cry every time i would fart... b/c my friend told me once, that if you farted too much... you would lose all the air inside of you-- and deflate lke a big balloon.
A childhood belief about farting

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if you farted really hard, you could fart a hole in your pants. How dumb was that?— stargirl
- That only men farted. I literally started sobbing the first time I realized I farted.Anon
- I once told a friend of mine that if you held in a smelly burp, it'd turn into a fart. She believed me.Anon
- If you swallowed chewing gum it would make a balloon inside you and your stomach would explodeAnon
- when i was little i used to think that when i farted, that a little monster inside me was trying to get out. — annie
- My brother once told me that if you burp and fart at the same time, you'd explode— Aubrey