I used to believe that the brake pedal on inside of the car were the brake pads. So when someone said the pads were low, I'd look at the pedal and say, "No they're not!"
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- Pressing on the gas pedal means that your car can do anything...including going up a vertical wall.Anon
- The muppets were REALLY inside the T.V.!Anon
- I used to think that the people were inside the tv.Anon
- When I was a kid, I though the people were actually inside of the TV set.— Tom Davis
- I used to believe there was nothing inside our bodies when I was about 4.— Connie
- I used to believe that the people inside the television could see you. Anon