I used to believe that you heard the sea through the large sea shells I collected as a child. One night I was convinced I heard the clanking sounds of an anchor being dropped and told my whole class the next day, I was glad my teacher did not spoil this conviction out me out...
A childhood belief about water

others believed things like this
- I used to think thunder sounds were called "Boombies" and I would say
"Boombies!" if I heard lightning.— James the Great - I would speak in gidderish, convinced that it was some foreign language I had never heard of— Molly
- whenever i heard a melody, i thought it stuck in my stomach when i heard it in my mindAnon
- We were told that if you played with egg shells you would get worts !— GAJ
- As a child, my twin sister and I used to pronounce `Spaghetti' as `Mastaghetti'. Sounds a bit rude, no? Anon
- When I was in kindergarten, I used to believe that they locked the teacher's in the teacher's lounge at night.Anon