My dad had a very strong flashlight and he told me if I switched it on and opened the window when it was dark outside and dark in the room, the neighbors on other streets could see it - which was probably true. However, what I understood from it was that I could see them too. Until I was 9 or so I thought the flashlight was magic and I only didn't see these people on other streets because I wasn't doing it right.
A childhood belief about technology
others believed things like this
- When i was a kid, i thought that the tv changed channels by dark magic.— Anna
- I used to believe that the full moon was God's flashlight.Anon
- I used to think that if you shone a flashlight beam onto a lightbulb long enough, it would eventually light.— Karen K
- I used to believe that people who were african american were dark because they drank to much hot cocoa.Anon
- I was born brunette with brown eyes and dark hair, i thought people with blue eyes, had water in them.Anon
- I was told as a child to eat the dark parts of a banana, because it was really brown sugar.Anon