I was convinced that plastic grocery bags were essentially the same as the parachutes I saw in books and on tv. So I would go to the top of the slide on my swingset and jump off with my arms through the handles like I was wearing a book bag/parachute. Somehow my landing was never really that cushioned, though. I figured that I didn't have enough time to catch air in my parachute and that I would have to jump from a higher place to really get it to work. I knew that the parachutes I heard of could be opened too late so maybe that was my problem being too close to the ground. Luckily I never did get access to the roof of my house!
A childhood belief about around the house
others believed things like this
- I thought brown paper grocery bags would fit more than plastic grocery bags.Anon
- I ues to believe that if I broke th TV the people would jump out and try to catch me.— Lazyj (K)
- I used to believe that if I didn't jump off the escalator in time I would be chopped up like mince.— Jodie
- I used to believe that if I didn't jump the white lines of the zebra crossing I would dieAnon
- I used to believe that if you jump in a toilet, they lead you to another dimension.— beep.
- I used to believe that cow udders were hollow bags full of milk.Yet I knew that human boobs were solidAnon