In Mexico, the words "rocket" and "fireworks" can be used as synonymous. So, I USED to believe that fireworks could take us to the outer space and in traditional holidays, (where is common use fireworks), I didn't want to go out to celebrate because I was afraid that these "fireworks" take me to outer space and I wouldn't back to my home.
A childhood belief about outer space

others believed things like this
- When I was really little I used to belief that fireworks dropped out of the sky from outer space.— davesgrl2001
- that fireworks were animals with bombs inside ang when it exploded it was dead bits of rabbits— lala
- I used to think that up in outer space the sun was a gigantic baby that never grew up like in Teletubbies.— WeirdButProud
- As a child I used think if I jumped too high on a trampoline I'd be sucked up into outer space.— Jenn
- I thought the airport was a place that you get chopped into pieces in order to go to outer space! lol!!!— I don't know why you get chopped...
- I used to believe that rocket ran on gasoline and that in order to save gas, we should end the space program.Anon