Our sinks in the bathrooms at primary school made a lot of noise when the water was going down the plughole, so we all thought creatures like little turtles were in the pipes and drinking all the water. We were only 6 at the time!
A childhood belief about bathrooms

others believed things like this
- I thought that hydrogen was pure water (since I knew hydro- meant water) and H2O was impure some how— Hexetic
- I used to believe that if i splashed water on the wall during a bath, the water would turn into spiders— justin
- that bathroom tap water was recycled "potty" water from the toliet. — livingdeadgirl
- ***I used to believe that water towers was a place that someone lived and they controlled the water.— C H R I S T E N
- I thought tonic water was toxic water and wondered why would anyone drink it if it is toxic?— Dr.Badguy
- I didn't think you could put out a fire with hot water - only cold water would do.— Katti Pytt