My sister told me that pressing on the red button on the remote control would blow up the television. I believed it quite some time, I didn't lay a finger on that button for many years!
A childhood belief about tv

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the remote control could control all the things in my house, including my dog.— Felipe
- I used to believe that the "cruise control" button in cars meant that the car could drive/maneauver itself.— Myriam
- I used to believe that If I stuck my finger really far inside of my belly button I could touch my insides.Anon
- My younger sister used to believe that in everybody's belly button there lived a family of squirrels.— Sophie
- I believed that if you pushed your belly button, your bum would fall off.— Wendy
- When I was a kid my dad told me that if you unscrewed your belly button your bum would fall off.— Ann