I thought that when somebody asked the time, they meant the precise second. So, when somebody asked the time, I would reply 'It's 2:43 and 10 seconds . . . now!"
A childhood belief about general

others believed things like this
- The very first time I saw a globe (of Earth, yes) I asked where "College" was located.— Shade
- One time my brother asked my mom why mosquitoes bite. She said it was because children are bad.— sue
- when i was little i asked what time midnight mass started.
i honestly had no idea.— what time?? - I thought for the longest time that a No Standing traffic sign meant no person should stand near that sign.— Shannon
- I thought if someone worked full time it meant they worked 24/7 and never did anything else!— andalite
- When I was little i thought that seconds were so fast that you couldn't count them.— Baby