I used to think that germs could somehow run faster that the speed of light, contaminating an object in an instant. So, I never ate off the floor, and if I picked something from the floor, I would go wash my hands.
A childhood belief about dangerous food

others believed things like this
- My mum told me that if you picked your nose and flicked it on the floor then it would turn into a monster!— MadMack
- I used to belive that zombie hands would burst trough the floor and grab my ankles.Anon
- I used to believe that the yellow light in traffic-lights meant Go Faster!— M. L. E.
- I used to believe that I would be paralysed if I sat on the floor for more than 20 minutes— bittergrass
- That if you hit the floor from a really big hieght in you dreams you die— Danielle
- When I was little, I used to believe I could fly from my bed but I didn"t ....I fell on the floor!Anon