As a rather precocious youngster, I had read in an illustrated astronomy book that in 4 billion years or so the Sun would red giant and swallow up the Earth. Since I didn't really understand how much time 4 billion years is, I thought this could happen any day. I had nightmares for months, and my mom didn't believe that that was the reason for them (not something normal kids have).
A childhood belief about outer space
others believed things like this
- When i was in kindergarten, i used to think that i invented the words million and billion— Comonsnadama
- For many years I didn't understand why everyone was talking about the 'youth in Asia' (euthanasia).Anon
- i thought that when it was your birthday you grow and then you didn't grow until a years time.— hello
- I didn't quite grasp the concept of time zones, and thought that Chinese kids went to school at night.— Giselle
- my mom told my sister and I that if you swallow gum, it won't leave ur stomach for 7 years.— Victoria
- I always thought the dots in tapioca pudding were fish eyes.I didn't eat it for years!Thanks alot Ricky!!!— Tapioca