When my mother was little, she believed that every time you put a record on the musicians would have to play the music. As a result, she never played records in the evenings or at weekends so the musicians could have some time off.
A childhood belief about technology

others believed things like this
- When I was little, I was convinced that musicians lived inside the radio...little versions of them, that is!— pcmkrfn
- I thought Rock and Roll were 2 musicians, with one who rocked and one who rolled.Anon
- I thought Scott Joplin and Janis Joplin were related. Two musicians with the same last name - it made sense!— Rita
- I used to believe that records were the power source for record players.— bob
- I used to believe that if you played a record too many times it would wear it out.— April
- My mother told me that when the icecream man played music that meant he was OUT of icecream.— B. Jones