Does anybody remember that Skittles ad where the farmer planted Skittles candies in the ground and a rainbow grew out of it? I can tell you by experience that it doesn't work.
A childhood belief about sweeties

others believed things like this
- I used to believe if you planted donut crumbs in the ground, you could grow a donut tree.Anon
- My sister used to believe that chickens grew from the ground.Anon
- I used to believe that telephone poles grew out of the ground.— Jennifer (the blonde)
- I used to think sausages were vegetables, and they grew in the ground.— K.L.
- I used to beleive that road signs grew out of the ground.— Tiana
- I used to think a mustache grew out of your nose hairs. I tried to let mine grow, but it didn't work. — Barry