When I was little, my aunt gave me a "chirp ball."
This is a device that when you plug it in, it makes a sound like a bird chirping.
I used to be afraid of it because I thought the bird was angry at me and would peck me if I got too close.
A childhood belief about technology

others believed things like this
- I once for some reason thought a Mantis was a bird, instead of a bug...— Laurie J.
- I thought birds grew from bird seed. — Jen
- until the age of 6 i didnt know bird had feet.Anon
- i used to believe if a cat ate a bird the cat would eventually GROW WINGS!— nightmare
- My Dad use to tell me if I pouted and stuck my lower lip out, a bird would come and poop on my lip.— Tom
- I used to believe that you could catch a bird by putting salt on it's tail— Eli