I was told that diamonds were made out of coal, crushed under the earth. So I put a piece of coal under a brick in the garden, and checked it regularly. I knew I didn't have enough pressure for diamond, but I figured I'd get something good - possibly chocolate.
A childhood belief about physics

others believed things like this
- i used to believe that coal from stockings was santa's poop because i was bad— dylan mcdonald
- my dad told me that hershey park was made completely out of chocolateAnon
- I was told that if i didnt wash my hair regularly it would turn green— Mimi Screami
- I used to believe that Skor chocolate bar was only made for grown ups and if I ate it I'd die. — Tammy
- I used to ask my dad this: "Dad, are black people made out of chocolate?"— Ai
- When i was little i used to think black people were made out of chocolate.Anon