I used to believe that when running back with the receding surf at the beach, the earth was rotating in the opposite direcction of what I was running, so that I was staying on the same spot.
A childhood belief about water

others believed things like this
- I used to think running for president involved actually running somewhere.— Artimage
- I used to believe that you could get cancer from looking in the microwave while it was running.— Kayla
- I used to believe that cats eyes were lit up by a man running under the road with a torch— Martin
- At about age 7 I thought one could see the people running around on a map, if one looked hard enough.— Adam Smith
- I used to believe that I could fly like Superman if I had the right cape and got a good running start. — Rick
- I used to beleve that the Boogyman was some guy running around in a racoon suit!Anon