My parents told me that if i spat on the TV screen, it would explode. I was afraid to stand near the TV for a long time!
A childhood belief about tv

others believed things like this
- I always thought you could break through the tv screen and walk into whatever was on the screen at the time.— Linda
- My brother once told me that if you burp and fart at the same time, you'd explode— Aubrey
- I thought my brain would explode if it was in the sun too long— Heather
- If you look at a screen too long, your eyes will turn square.Anon
- I used to think that if you leave the Xbox console on too long, it will overheat and explode! — Jan
- When i was little my mum convinced me that if a cat spat in my eyes i would go permanently blind. — Louise Atkinson