When I learned about the rotation of the Earth, I thought that meant that whenever I moved, the Earth moved under me, so I was technically in the same space I was born in.
A childhood belief about outer space
others believed things like this
- When I saw that the clouds were moving in the sky, I thought it was because of the rotation of the earth.Anon
- I used to watch the clouds blowing across the sky and think I was seeing evidence of the earth's rotation.— Dave T
- I used to think that when you moved, you SWITCHED houses with the person who moved out.— Sheippe
- when i was younger i thought that when you moved house your house moved with you!!— chrissy
- i used to think stigmata meant the really clear, white sunbeams that you could see reaching down to the earth.— lora
- when i was little i believed that your social security number was the number you were born on the earth — christine