I used to believe that water towers were a giant aquarium inside. All the fish that the pet stores sold came from the water tower and whan it got too crowded inside they would dump some of them into to oceans and lakes etc.
A childhood belief about water towers

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that water towers were giant metal spiders. Don't ask. — Goatgirl
- I used to think that water towers were giant golf tees.— adam
- ***I used to believe that water towers was a place that someone lived and they controlled the water.— C H R I S T E N
- I used to think water towers were where everyone's uh...waste...went to from the toilets.— Stephanie
- i used to think the water tower was filled with milk— jen
- I used to see water towers and think that Aladdin lived in them. I don't have a clue why.— Jessy