my aunt told us there was a special chemical in the pool that would turn red if we peed in it.
A childhood belief about swimming pools

others believed things like this
- My big brother told me that if you peed in the pool, it would turn purple and chase you.— Elizabeth
- When I was little, my dad told me that if you pee in the pool the water will turn purpleAnon
- My aunt always used to tell me that if I swallowed gum, I'd turn into a frog!— Deana, Las Vegas, NV.
- My Aunt used to tell me that if I didn't share, I would turn into a crow.— Peter
- but my aunt used to tell me that if i eat too many noodles, i wud turn into a mummy when i died Anon
- I believed that the Kreepy Crawlie used to clean our pool, would follow me around the pool and eat me. — Mother-of-2