I saved a "lava-rock" for years because my dad convinced me after seeing a shooting star that he found it. It wasn't till I was like 20 something and telling the story that it hit me, I was duped... (he even waited for it to cool) lol
A childhood belief about outer space
others believed things like this
- I believed a star that I later found out was the planet Venus was the Tooth Fairy— Jillybean
- My friends and I used to believe that if you planted a rock, it would grow a rock tree. Anon
- When I was young I believed that the windmills found in farmers fields were used to keep the cows cool.— Linda
- I used to think Tomato soup was Lava.— Daniel Green
- When I was around seven years-old, my friend and I put a rock in a microwave and thought it would melt.— Lars
- i used to believe lava and water made electricityAnon