I used to believe that if I could wiggle my ear and then jumped off a barn I could fly. Couldn't. Didn't.
Splat.
A childhood belief about special powers

others believed things like this
- I used to think you couldn't die if you didn't have shoes on. Coincidentally, so did one of my friends.— Casey
- I used to think you could die if you jumped half way down the stairs. Anon
- i once thought that if you jumped high enough in the air, you'd get stuck!Anon
- I used to believe that if you ate rice and water and jumped up and down you would explode. Thanks Dad.— Nina
- I used to believe that some puddles had bottoms and if you jumped in others you'd fall forever and ever.— abi
- I used to believe that if you jumped off the top of a bunk bed, you'd magically gain superpowers.Anon