I used to think that when you went in a lift, the doors would go up and down with the lift inside, and never understood why they were still there when the person was inside.
A childhood belief about around the house

others believed things like this
- I used to belive if someone liftes you up, and you lift them at the same time, you will float in the air.— D'Anthony
- I thought it was impossible for anyone to lift more than their own body weight. Just seemed to make sense..— Xenomorph
- I never knew why boys had to lift up the toilet seat...until my friend told me that boys had bad aim.Anon
- I used to believe,there was a little person inside my Dad's box Brownie camera.— Sandra R
When I was a child I thought there was a person inside the ATM— Grace- I used to think vending machines had a person inside, who would hand you the item that you'd selected.Anon