When he was little, my dad thought that clouds were patches of leftover smoke from cannons being shot in the Civil War.
A childhood belief about weather

others believed things like this
- When I was young, I thought that the smoke that jets leave behind them was how clouds were formed. — Rebecca
- I used to believe that clouds came from the smoke that came from the factories. — Anela
- I used to think that clouds were caused by cigarette smoke— Monkey Dave
- i use to think that the smoke that comes out of factories was how clouds were made.— Kyndra S.
- I used to think that the smoke coming from the factories were actually making clouds Anon
- when i was younger i believed that clouds were made from the smoke stacks — lisa