I used to think maps and globes were somehow connected to places they represent, so if you touched a point on the map, in that part of the world a giant finger would come out of the sky. I refused to touch maps until I was about 8 years old, because "what if my finger hurts someone?"
A childhood belief about places
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that a half moon was gods finger nail, and his finger was pointing downwards.— clo
- Never point at a grave, if you do your finger will rot off.— KL.R
- I used to believe that If I stuck my finger really far inside of my belly button I could touch my insides.Anon
- my brother (10) still believes that if you stick your finger to far up your nose you can touch your brainAnon
- I used to believe that the maps for the United States and Texas were identical.— JTexas
- I used to believe that the world, Earth, was enclosed in glass, like one of those snow globes.— G