I was once told that my belly button kept my body together and that if i 'untied' it my arms and legs would just flop everywhere like jelly
A childhood belief about belly buttons

others believed things like this
- If you undo your belly-button with a screwdriver, your legs will fall off.— Toby
- I used to beleive if your belly button came undone all the air would go out of your body and you would die.— kate
- I thought jelly fish were made out of fruit jelly. — Kevin
- I used to think that if i touched my belly button it would unfold and my belly would be inside out forever. Anon
- When I was a kid my dad told me that if you unscrewed your belly button your bum would fall off.— Ann
- I was told that your belly button is where you put salt when you eat apples in bed.— Shurnuff