When I would see ads for "non-stop" flights on TV, I thought that meant the planes did not stop anywhere once they took off. When you got over your stop, you had to parachute to the ground. I really didn't get why this was a such a great thing. I'd rather be on a plane that was going to stop before I had to get off!
A childhood belief about aeroplanes
others believed things like this
- I thought if 3 cards stopped at a 3-way stop sign then they had to stop forever until Christmas.Anon
- When I was young, I used to belive that
if you pushed the stop button in the bus it would stop for good.— Tom (Norway) - i used to believe (when i was little) i could make the wind stop and start by saying, "stop" and "start"— Ali
- When I was young, I thought that rice was actually ants eggs! Didn't stop me from eating it though (: -@— Doh!
- I thought that little tiny people changed the color of the stop lights.Anon
- My teacher held out a hand to say, "stop" but I thought she wanted a high-five.Anon