My mom put a warm soda in the freezer for me to get it cold quick. My sister told me to watch out because if you left it in too long it would explode. I ran for my life out of the house, thinking that the can would explode and kill us all.
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- I thought that soda was also called "pop" because if you drink too much of it, you'd explodeAnon
- When I was little, I believed that if I didn't go to the bathroom quick enough, I would actually explode.— Coco S.
- My sister told me once that if I sucked too much helium out of a balloon, my lungs would explode.Anon
- I thought my brain would explode if it was in the sun too long— Heather
- I used to think that if you leave the Xbox console on too long, it will overheat and explode! — Jan
- my mom told me that if i held in too many farts, i would explode. i took it seriously.— ginger