I used to believe that thunder was the noise that clouds made when they bumped into each other. I didn't realise this wasn't true until I was 24 and on holiday with my boyfriend and his family. There was a big thunder storm and everyone thought it very funny when I explained what I thought... thanks Mum.
A childhood belief about thunder and lightning
others believed things like this
- My mother always told me that thunder came from clouds colliding with each other.— Martijn
- I was told as a child that the sound of thunder was from angels bowling in the clouds.— Patty, NY
- I think thunder is the clouds fighting and bashing eachother and lightning is fire balls from the sun.— Crazy Cowgirl MADI
- I used to believe that thunder happened when God was bowling. Lightning meant he made a strike!Anon
- When I was little I thought that thunder was the bricks of our house banging together for some reason.— Ncik
- I always thought thunder was the sound of the crumbling buildings, after lightning had struck them.Anon