I thought that soda was also called "pop" because if you drink too much of it, you'd explode
A childhood belief about drinks

others believed things like this
- I used to think that if you mixed a diet drink with a regular drink, it would explode. Anon
- I thought there was a legal drinking age for soda (I had always been told that soda was not for children).— Dial Zero
- Up until I was about seven, I thought soda pop was alcoholic and that's why kids weren't allowed it.Anon
- I thought my brain would explode if it was in the sun too long— Heather
- When I was little, I thought that bug spray would make bugs explode and disappear. Anon
- When I was younger I thought the disc holder for our TV would explode if you put too many discs in. Anon