When I was young, I used to occasionally get paranoid that gravity would suddenly start working in reverse. When I thought about this I would always try and make sure that there was a roof over me, just in case, cos I didnt want to fall into space forever.
A childhood belief about physics
others believed things like this
- I thought if someone hadn't passed the Law of Gravity, we would all be floating around in space.— Trudee
- I used to believe that some puddles had bottoms and if you jumped in others you'd fall forever and ever.— abi
- When I was about 5, I thought that English was the reverse reading of Turkish.— sel
- I used to believe that if I didnt wash behind my ears, they'd fall off...— Karina
- When I was young I thought that a parking spot was a spot like a polka dot and not a space for a car.— Mina Tova
- i used to believe (when i was little) i could make the wind stop and start by saying, "stop" and "start"— Ali