I used to believe, because of watching cartoons, that I could spin my legs around fast enough that they would look like wheels and could run really fast. I also thought, because of watching cartoons also, that I could jump and stay in the air for a few seconds then run.
A childhood belief about special powers

others believed things like this
- When I was little i thought that seconds were so fast that you couldn't count them.— Baby
- I used to think that if I was swinging on a swing fast enough, I could jump off it and start flying.— Nick
- My mom would tell me to stay off the railroad tracks because the trains were silent and super fast.— Roger
- I thought live-action films were very, very well-drawn cartoons.Anon
- I thought cartoons were for kids and "real-life programs" for adults.— Ichigo
- I thought cartoons were real, I remember asking my mom why there were lines around the "actors" in a cartoon.— Steven Graziano