My dad used to tell me that if I didn't lift up my feet at the end of the escalator, I'd get sucked in, because I'd always be playing on the steps as we went up or down. I still have never stood still when I got to the end, I know I won't get sucked up but I don't wanna risk it.
A childhood belief about in the street
others believed things like this
- I used to belive that if you didn't step off the escalator in time you would be sucked into the mechanism.— Houdinia
- I used to believe that if you didn't close the toilet lid after flushing, you would get sucked down into it.— Maya
- My dad once told me when i was about 7 or 8 that if i watched too much t.v., i would be sucked into the tv.Anon
- someone told me that if u go to the bathroom on the toielt you would get sucked inn..— terrified child
- I used to think if a tornado sucked up a poisonous mushroom, it would die.— Will
- I used to belive that if u pee in the bath, you will get sucked down the plughole!Anon