I used to believe that a VCR tape would be destroyed if it was left to run its full length. Every time the credits begin to roll I freaked out because I didn't want my favorite tapes to be ruined.
A childhood belief about tv

others believed things like this
- i used to think poo was a worm in me that ate leftovers that my tummy didnt want, that was full and left.— vanessa
- If your first name is on the credits for a movie, you're famous.Anon
- I thought the “rec” button on tape recorders said wreck and it would wreck your tape if you pushed it!— Alberto Richardson
- I used to believe that the credits at the end of a movie was a list of people in that were watching it.— jon_
- I believed that linguini was made of tape worms and was scared to eat pasta for a long time!— Mojo!
- I thought the 'dubbing mixer' on TV credits was the person in charge of stirring the make up for the actors.— Clive