I used to lay on the ground looking up at the sky, watching the clouds go by. I thought that was evidence that the world was turning, as if the clouds were stationary, and the world moved beneath them.
A childhood belief about physics
others believed things like this
- When looking at the clouds and seeing them move I use to think it was the world rotating beneath.— Andy
- I used to watch the clouds blowing across the sky and think I was seeing evidence of the earth's rotation.— Dave T
- I used to believe that Disney World was in the clouds.. because you always had to fly to get there..— alskdf
- I used to think that a company had boats all over the world making waves, and airplanes making cloudsAnon
- I used to believe you could walk on clouds. And you would be able to walk in space on the edge of the world.— Alex
- I used to believe that snow on the ground was clouds that were too tired to fly.— alex