I thought that if you didn't jump over the top of the escalator, you'd be sucked inside and would never get out. I blame my dad for this one, cuz he told my brothers and I this little story about a child who stayed on the escalator and got sucked inside and if we heard knocking sounds while on the escalator, that was the kid trying to escape. It gave me the shivers and after hearing that, I always jumped the last few steps.
A childhood belief about going shopping
others believed things like this
- I used to belive that if you didn't step off the escalator in time you would be sucked into the mechanism.— Houdinia
- I used to believe that if I didn't jump off the escalator in time I would be chopped up like mince.— Jodie
- As a child I used think if I jumped too high on a trampoline I'd be sucked up into outer space.— Jenn
- As a child I believed I could get sucked into the television. — Deb
- I used to believe that if you didn't close the toilet lid after flushing, you would get sucked down into it.— Maya
- My dad once told me when i was about 7 or 8 that if i watched too much t.v., i would be sucked into the tv.Anon