I used to believe that if you let the rev counter in a car reach the red section, the car would explode. My Dad used to have great fun terrifying me!
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- i used to believe that my father always told us to close the doors to keep the giraffes out ... terrifying— lee
- I used to think that if someone gave you acid, you could completely counter the effects by taking an antacid.— abracadaver
- i used to believe that the no outlet signs meant that noone in that section of the street had electricityAnon
- i used to think that it you kept the volume off on the teleivision set. it would explode.— kath
- Once I told everyone that I saw a clock reach 1:60.— flojo
- If you don't eat Potato Croquettes in under 1 minute they explode.— Sarah