my nephew used to believe that when people died, they just needed new batteries.
A childhood belief about people

others believed things like this
- When I was little I thought that Shakin' Stevens was Elvis' nephew— Ali
- My nephew (age 7) thought tampons were plugs for diarrhea. Anon
- I used to believe that I could make a laser by putting more batteries in a flash light.— Tyler
- I used to think that putting batteries in your ears could electrocute your brain. Hahahaha.Anon
- My 7 year old nephew holds the opinion that the correct name for a pidgeon is a "city chicken".— Bastard
- My nephew refuses to put his tooth under his pillow in case the fairy burns him with her wand.— Nina