I used to like lying in front of our fake fire to keep myself warm (not a fan of cold weather), and i used to lie really close. My brother told me that my spine would melt if i kept doing this. And again i still feel uncomfortable doing this :P
A childhood belief about around the house
others believed things like this
- If you stood in front of the fire for too long your spine would melt!— Helen, Cumbria
- My mother told me that if I lay too close to our electric radiator (heater) my brains would melt.
— robyn c. - i was scared to fart outside in cold weather because i thought u would be able to see the steam.— xJeNneSceNcEx
- I thought that I could get a suntan if I stood really close to a fire for long enough.— Mat
- I used to believe that if I fell asleep lying on my front that my boobs wouldn't grow. And they didn't.— Booey
- I thought weather forecasters were psychic and that's how they knew what the weather would be.Anon