i used to beleive that in a bad thunder storm, the thunder was the sound of nearby buildings crashing to the ground after being hit by lightning. I would just wait for it to hit and destroy our building, but after the storm ended, and I had a chance to servey the neighborhood, all the buildings seemed to be ok. So where did that big crashing sound come from?
A childhood belief about thunder and lightning

others believed things like this
- I always thought thunder was the sound of the crumbling buildings, after lightning had struck them.Anon
- I used to believe thunder was the sound of God rearranging his furniture.Anon
- I was told as a child that the sound of thunder was from angels bowling in the clouds.— Patty, NY
- I used to believe that people could fly during thunder and lightning, because I dreamt this once— Minimania
- I was convinced that thunder and lightning could wake up volcanos.— leticia
- i used to believe that when there was thunder and lightning god was playing bowling at a disco— georgia