I truly believed my dad had a Magic Finger. Every time I pulled it, he farted. It wasn't until I was about 8 that I figured out it was more of a timing thing.
A childhood belief about farting

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that my grandpa had a special power that made him fart each time I pulled his finger. — confused
- That only men farted. I literally started sobbing the first time I realized I farted.Anon
- I use to really belive if I pulled my granpa's finger I would hear a whistle..
ya right— Numnuts© - i used to believe that every time i farted i was being jet propelled.— chuckipoo
- when i was little i used to beleive that if i coughed, sneezed and farted at the same time i would blow up— fart
- i believed that if you farted too much in a room and you were to light a flame your house would blow up— the nuclear fart