When I was little my dad bought a new car. The first car I'd ever seen with cruise control. Dad was bragging about this wonderful feature. So I asked him - just what is cruise control. He explained that it made the car go by itself. I thought about that for a while then asked him - How does it know when to turn? I was so afraid that his new car was going to drive it's self off during the night that for several days I locked the garage door so it couldn't get out.
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- I thought that cruise control was like autopilot i.e the car would just drive itself if you turned it on— Yqatuba
- I used to believe that the "cruise control" button in cars meant that the car could drive/maneauver itself.— Myriam
- i thought 'locus of control" was spelled as "locust of control".. like the bugAnon
- I used to believe that the remote control could control all the things in my house, including my dog.— Felipe
- I used to believe that I could control the wind.Anon
- I used to believe that I could control the weather... I had limited success— Mark