I used to think that if you left the vacuum in the same spot, turned on, without moving it, it would suck up the carpet and leave a bare or very short spot.
A childhood belief about around the house
others believed things like this
- 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 believed you ran the vacuum to cut the carpet and used the lawn mower to smooth out the grass.— Michelle
- when I was little i was scared of vacuum cleaners. I thought they would suck me inside of them.— Julie
- When I was 5 I was terrible scared of vacuum cleaners, because I thought it can suck me.— ahhhhhhhhh
- I used to believe that showing my bare arms meant that I was naked, so I never wore short sleeves as a kid. Anon
- I used to believe my dad could honk the car horn by pushing on a mysterious spot on the roof of the car.— sarah b