My grandfather once explained to me that the sun is a giant ball of fire hanging in space. Well, I could picture that easily enough, but I had to wonder what the other end of the sun's string was tied to...
A childhood belief about outer space

others believed things like this
- I used to picture God as a giant transparent poodle after seeing "All dogs go to heaven".Anon
- I used to think volleyball was actually called "ball-y ball"Anon
- i used to think that vacuum cleaners had little piece of space inside them because space is a vacuumAnon
- I used to believe that if you did not keep your shoes tied, that the police would arrest you.— Kelly
- i always thought it was Grape Balls of Fire instead of Great Balls of Fire— Courtney
- I used to believe that Haggis grew on trees, cause my dad tied one to a branch in the garden— Lynne