When I noticed that the plugs on electrical appliances are often marked “Fused”, I thought that meant that they had blown a fuse.
A childhood belief about around the house
others believed things like this
- As a kid, I thought "No Outlet" signs meant the houses past that point didn't have any electrical outlets.— Julie
- My nephew (age 7) thought tampons were plugs for diarrhea. Anon
- I used to think that if you went to the end of a road marked "Dead End", somebody would try to kill you.— Spooky
- I got given a box of slime marked "alien puke" and asked if E.T. was all right.Anon
- I used to believe brussel sprouts were holy because they had a cross marked in the top when mum boiled them!— Ali Brill
- My brother (who was 6 at the time) would never flush the toilet in fear of our new house being blown up! Anon